Bay Sunday - Graffiti Artist

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KPIX-TV Bay Sunday report from 1991 by Barbara Rodgers which looks at the work of graffiti artist Aladdin in San Jose, CA.  She states, "Graffiti has become a strong vehicle of self expression for youths and cities across the nation.  It presents a message to the world about real problems, problems that won't be solved by whitewashing the walls."  Includes scenes of Aladdin spray painting walls and discussing: public attitudes towards graffiti; political messages in his work; his artistic process; graffiti crews, street vocabulary and culture.  He says, " Open your eyes this is what's going on".  Supporting text and metadata updated for the web in April 2020 by Lisa Ann Nikkel. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Type of material
local newsfilm
Duration
7:31
BetaSP videotape
Rights for this video belong to
CBS5 KPIX-TV
Date aired
1991
Originally aired on
KPIX-TV
Identifier
Emmys 541
Views
2981

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