Above work by legendary graffiti artist MICO
How much we love art isn’t always reflected in the amount of it we actually own. Next week marks the beginning of a huge art benefit auction and is the perfect opportunity to change that!
Alan Ket is a writer, Hip Hop historian, activist and graffiti artist from New York City. He was a founder of Complex magazine along with Marc Ecko, and started a publishing imprint, From Here to Fame, to preserve Hip Hop’s rich history and to provide an imprint for marginalized writers and artists. He has recently been charged on counts of felony criminal mischief, and possession of graffiti tools all relating to a search performed on his home in New York City in late 2006. The arrest had come in the context of a growing anti-graffiti sentiment in city government due to gentrification. Ket’s arrest appears to be a politically motivated attack for his involvement with Marc Ecko and Ecko’s successful lawsuits against the city of New York in order to hold a graffiti event and the repealing of a spray paint sales ban to 18 year olds. Many consider the charges against him excessive.
All sales from the art benefit “The Walls Belong To Us” will go to towards Ket’s legal defense. Works for sale are from an extensive list of well-known names in urban art, graffiti, and photography including Jose Parla, Jameel Shabazz, Futura 2000, and Martha Cooper among many, many others!
Bidding starts online Wednesday, July 25th and we’ll also have a chance to see the art in person in one large space on August 1st. Click on flyer for more details.
For more info on the event visit: www.thewallsbelongtous.com
For more on Ket’s story: www.supportket.org
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