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When Grody saw spray can murals popping up around Los Angeles, he immediately recognized their creativity and verve. Since 1990, he has been driving across L.A., exploring its back alleys, washes and abandoned lots in search of graffiti. Over the years he has cultivated trust among L.A.'s most prolific, skilled and infamous graffiti 'writers,' allowing him access to obscure locations. Through a series of artist interviews, Grody has clarified their motivations, thoughts on creativity and the troublesome topic of illegality. His obsessive drive to document this distinctive youth underground has resulted in an archive of over 20,000 images. From this he chose the best work to illustrate the range of styles and approaches of this urban phenomenon in his book Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art (Abrams 2007). In 2011 his photographs were included in the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's "Art of the Streets" exhibition and catalogue. He was also co-curator of "Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas" at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. See also: graffitila.com
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