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October 22, 2007
Fundraiser for 2ESAE toinght at Eyebeam.
There's a fundraiser for graffiti artist 2ESAE (Mike Baca) from 6-9pm tonight (10/22/2007) at Eyebeam. Special performance by Large Professor.
From the G.R.L. page:
Mike is going to jail for 3-months for a graffiti conviction in Brooklyn. While in prison he will have to mount a case against a 43 count indictment where he may be sentenced to up to 7 years in prison with only the counsel of a court-appointed legal aid lawyer.
For too long graffiti has existed in two opposed worlds at the same time. Street-culture brands have made a fortune off graffiti, Swoon is in the MoMA and Banksy is the biggest artist in the world, no matter how many diamonds Damien Hirst puts in his skull.... In NYC, they selectively target lower-income writers who cant afford lawyers in order to meet graffiti quotas and substantiate their political careers. Graffiti is a crime. But in most cases it can be cleaned up with a bucket of paint. The costly and ineffective punishment does not fit the crime.
Posted by yatta at October 22, 2007 11:28 AM