Shepard Fairey comments on his recent arrest
Two page article about the case here. Not suprisingly, Shepard Fairey was arrested by Vandal Sqaud officer Bill Kelley, who we previously covered here at ILG, and the article also quotes anti graffiti witch Anne Swanson with saying: “I’m sure a lot of people look at these charges and consider them kind of trivial, but this is not a trivial issue,” after Shepard Fariey was arrested for charges that carries a maximum penalty of 100$.
Revok Smalltalk
“I started a new graffiti/street art project we call “The Movement” with my friends Rime and Augor. The concept is to paint graffiti that doesn’t center around the ego or crew. We have lots of big plans, we are just getting started.” (more…)
Kid crossing tracks
Security website warning
A website with news for people in the security industry in Denmark called VagtGuide.dk, now have a story and link up to ILoveGraffiti about our recent newsflash regarding the cooperation between DSB and G4S. Another indication that this cooperation is a fact, but being kept secret by both DSB and G4S! Read it here , where you can also read alot of other news and reports from the security industry in Denmark.
Who is now watching who? Information can go both ways…
1 more year for Copenhagen Hall Of Fame
The Hall Of Fame at Nørrebro Station in Copenhagen have been granted with a budget of approx. 40.000 euro from the Copenhagen City Council for 2009, which means the possibility to paint legal graffiti in Copenhagen will exist one more year. The popular central spot have been evaluated by a council work group and found massively succesfull by both pro and anti graffiti forces involved in the project. Danish newsreport here.
Rising cost for buffing Copenhagen S-trains
Today Danish media reports that the cost of buffing the Copenhagen S-trains in 2008 was over 2.1 millon euros, a rise from 2006 and 2007 were cost were only 1.6 million euro pr year. A spokeslady from DSB S-train notes that up to 70 cars can be vandalized in a single night and often trains are delayed or cancelled due to extensive graffiti. Full story in Danish here.
Before and after
We went to the future and it did not look like this
Upcoming show in Copenhagen, opening 20th February at We Love Asbæk, featuring Jakob Tolstrup, Theis Wendt, Clean 2, Hrvrk and Mambo. Also release of a book called Ocho by Rojo Magazine. Live music by Blæs Bukki and Jokeren. Dj: Simon LeBon.
Catchmeifyoucan
DSB and G4S team up in Copenhagen
Copenhagen info!
We are getting reports from many different sources that DSB, Danish Railway, and G4S, giant security company, have started working together and that G4S are now patrolling Copenhagen trainyards. G4S personel have been spotted inside many yards the last month and apparently this is a new 3-month try-out campaign, not reported in any media, only internally in the two companies. So watch yourself and take care out there!
