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An Introduction to History of Art(rock) 1A

by Andrew R Hill on Tue, 2008/12/02 - 8:48pm

The purpose of this blog is to investigate the origins and development of the genre known as Artrock.

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Alexandre Orion's Reverse Graphiti

by Ryans Smashing Life on Sun, 2008/12/07 - 3:31pm

The artistic removal of dirt, exhaust remains and soot from a tunnel in Brazil by Alexandre Orion (a famous international street artist) raises some eyebrows. It doesn’t take long for Orion’s artwork to result in the arrival of the police. We see him issued a pair of tickets (again for the removal of dirt…) The road crew is brought in to clean it all away and remove the artwork. Here is your only chance to ever see it!


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  • In Pictures: FOE

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  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

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  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

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