Barry McGee Quotes

• Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.

  Barry McGee

  People, Graffiti, Would Be

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• That's immediately how I gauge how healthy a city is-by the amount of tags. It's just in direct competition with advertising. It's still one of the last things that hasn't been corrupted.

  Barry McGee

  Cities, Competition, Healthy

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• Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities - especially visually - with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.

  Barry McGee

  Inspiration, San Francisco, Cities

  "'It Is Ultimately About Freedom': Barry McGee on His Prism Gallery Show and Berkeley Museum Retrospective". ARTINFO Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 26, 2012.

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• I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.

  Barry McGee

  Art, Want, Today

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• The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.

  Barry McGee

  Museums, Graffiti, Embrace

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• I'm really into California art from the '60s.

  Barry McGee

  Art, California

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