Saturday’s New York Times contained an interesting article on Sao Paolo’s Pixaçao graffiti. The article not only explains the background of the movement but it acknowledges the political and environmental effects it is causing within the city. Members of the Pixaçao gangs go to great lengths to get their words seen, scaling buildings to get up which sometimes even results in death. They don’t associate themselves with graffiti as they believe it is a lesser form of expression and driven by commercial motivations. These guys gained public notoriety when they stormed into the Sao Paulo Art Biennial and Choque Cultural, a street artist gallery, and defaced original works. Check out the full article at the New York Times, as well as a short video featuring footage from the ‘Pixo’ documentary. - 12ozprophet

Saturday’s New York Times contained an interesting article on Sao Paolo’s Pixaçao graffiti. The article not only explains the background of the movement but it acknowledges the political and environmental effects it is causing within the city. Members of the Pixaçao gangs go to great lengths to get their words seen, scaling buildings to get up which sometimes even results in death. They don’t associate themselves with graffiti as they believe it is a lesser form of expression and driven by commercial motivations. These guys gained public notoriety when they stormed into the Sao Paulo Art Biennial and Choque Cultural, a street artist gallery, and defaced original works. Check out the full article at the New York Times, as well as a short video featuring footage from the ‘Pixo’ documentary. - 12ozprophet