A Los Angeles gallery owner is sorry for telling lies in a failed bid to distance himself from an arrest at the opening of his graffiti exhibition. Read more »
Graffiti writer REVOK was arrested yesterday in Los Angeles, less than a month after he was busted in Australia for tweeting too hard. Los Angeles authorities, who arrested the 32-year-old artist last year, “found him carrying spray tips” and took him into custody during a Montana-sponsored exhibition at Mid-City Arts & 33Third Gallery, which he was paid $1000 to attend. Read more »
Greek Plane Bombed
A Greek jetliner has been reportedly tagged by graffiti writers. In photos posted by oversharing graffiti writer REVOK, the words “Stay High” are seen painted along the aircraft’s wing where markings for Olympic Airlines have were covered up since the carrier shut down. Scarce on details, this news is all the more intriguing being reported by REVOK, one of the vandals who was shortchanged for his work on Marc Ecko’s Air Force One tag hoax.
Photos via REVOK
Ready and waiting, the Australian media greeted oversharing graffiti writer REVOK upon his release from jail. Last week, the Los Angeles-based vandal was caught by Melbourne police after broadcasting his criminal behavior online, even tweeting his escape plans. Despite getting busted by his big mouth, REVOK seemed happy to talk with reporters, offering a slight apology and joking about his costly confessions. Read more »
Joining Youtube star BUKET in the annals of justice, a Los Angeles graffiti artist was arrested in Melbourne yesterday after tweeting his painting plans and blogging photo proof of his vandalism. According to WAtoday, REVOK was arrested at the airport, attempting to fly home, by Melbourne police who were undoubtedly aided by the self-portraits he’s helpfully posted online. Read more »
Graffiti Writer Offers Reward To Catch Vandals
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- REVOK Mural After
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- REVOK Mural Before
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- Dissed REVOK Mural in Los Angeles
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- REVOK Dissed in Los Angeles
What’s the best way to catch someone who’s splashing paint on your legal graffiti murals? You could always hire some stealthy papparazi to stake out your walls or you could pull a police manual tactic and post a reward for information. REVOK of MSK is offering “100 cans for real info as to the identity of the cowardly bitches dissing our walls anonymously around LA.” |Known Gallery|
With the help of some fingerprints and damning YouTube video evidence, LA’s Worst moved in and arrested notorious vandal REVOK. The West Coast based painter of Dark Knight and Murakami billboards, as well as numerous highway spots, was busted at his house last week. Cops had been searching for him since April 25th, when his tags began popping up during the Coachella music festival (remember that floating runaway pig?). Back in May, another LA-based vandal, BUKET, was arrested after videos of his illegal handiwork surfaced on YouTube and received a couple hundred thousand pageviews, which helped cops build their case against the writer who was brazen enough to have video shot of him bombing in public. |LATimes|
Photo: Anarchosyn
The Dark Knight hype continues to build from coast to coast. And while the imminent release of this movie is a big thrill for comic book nerds and Batman fans alike, for others it’s just another big ass canvas to tag. While we’ve got Money (there’s no denying whose really behind that “M,” but we’re not helping the vandal squad) bombing Batman billboards in Brooklyn, the West Coast has got AUGOR (left) and REVOK (right) doing the same in LA.
Photo: | OrganDonor| (Click to enlarge)
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