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For those of you who don’t know me my name is Steve Grody I have been documenting graffiti culture, primarily in Los Angeles, since 1990 and write about the historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of modern graffiti.  I have started a new Substack column that I believe some of you may find interesting maybe even mind blowing, while others may have no interest whatsoever. Good thing it’s optional! You can find it at https://stevegrodygraffitifile.substack.com/ There are many reasons why someone outside of graffiti culture might want to have a better understanding of contemporary graffiti. It is very much part of urban environments, and everyone has an opinion about it, so we might also want to have a better understanding and educated eye about it, love it or hate it.  Subjects that I write about and will post on my page include: -       Graffiti as a human imperative and continued human tradition -       Distinctions between kinds of contemporary graffiti -       The difference between “Street Art” and modern “Style Writing” graffiti and its technical aspects -       The difference between gang writing and other kinds of graffiti -       The distinction between vandalistic and non-vandalistic illegal graffiti (and I do acknowledge the difference between the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) -       Shared visual principles between graffiti and traditional art practices -       The relationship between graffiti and the present museum and gallery scene -       Ethical questions between graffiti writers, and between graffiti writers and the public I will be illustrating these issues with images drawn from my archive of tens of thousands of images I’ve taken over the last 34 years. The highs and the lows of contemporary graffiti culture are extreme, and while recognizing that that’s the case, my main goal is to help people have a more nuanced, less knee-jerk reaction. If you know anyone you think would be interested, please pass this along!   Best, Steve Grody Author of Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art (H .N Abrams 2007) IG: steve_grody FB: Steve Grody Graffiti LA #graffiti #graffitiart #streetart #art #losangeles #urbanart

Happy new year! Hitting the road with the glorious @adambendavid on piano! Including two shows with the one and only @nathangunn1 and Julie Jordan. Hope to see you out there! Link to tkts in bio or at mandypatinkin.org Fort Lauderdale FL, 2/6 @browardcenter Princeton NJ, 2/14 @mccartertheatre Findlay OH, 2/16 @mcpafindlay Walnut Creek CA, 2/20 @leshercenter Scottsdale AZ, 2/24 @arizona.musicfest Glenside PA, 3/7 Morristown NJ, 3/14 Palm Desert CA, 3/21 @mccallumtheatre Geneva NY, 4/6 Champagne Urbana IL, 4/9 An evening with Nathan Gunn Notre Dame IN, 4/11 @dpacnd An evening with Nathan Gunn Seattle WA, 4/26 @stgpresents Kalamazoo MI, 5/10 @millerauditorium Ps. Dog Becky will not be with me unless people in each city launch massive demonstrations demanding her presence.

Latkes #chanukah #latkes #potatotok #family #chef #cooking

A Dry Dream #plumbing #actorsplumbing #DIY #dream #homeimprovement

City strolling with ma (Kathryn Grody)

Asking your parents the same question, but seperately. #family #Love #marriage #memory #story

New dates added! Louisville KY March 12 Toronto Canada March 27th Heading out on tour soon, to sing songs with the one and only @adambendavid on piano and a couple shows with the great @nathangunn1 and Julie Jordan Gunn! Hope to see you out there! Link to tkts in bio or at mandypatinkin.org Fort Lauderdale FL, 2/6 @browardcenter Princeton NJ, 2/14 @mccartertheatre Findlay OH, 2/16 @mcpafindlay Walnut Creek CA, 2/20 @leshercenter Scottsdale AZ, 2/24 @arizona.musicfest Glenside PA, 3/7 Morristown NJ, 3/14 Palm Desert CA, 3/21 @mccallumtheatre Geneva NY, 4/6 Champagne Urbana IL, 4/9 An evening with Nathan Gunn Notre Dame IN, 4/11 @dpacnd An evening with Nathan Gunn Seattle WA, 4/26 @stgpresents Kalamazoo MI, 5/10 @millerauditorium Poster by @Jamie Scandal Ps. Don’t be misled by this poster it’s capturing the vibe of how I feel while singing songs. No sea creatures or flamingos will be admitted to performances.

Thanks TikTok. If you go dark we met and were introduced to so many amazing people, artists, activists and kind souls on this site. You can find us on IG @mandypatinkin and the other sites too like YouTube and stupid Facebook and whatever. Gideon knows. We’re out there. See you out there and take care and thank you for all the good you’ve shown us. My son just said we are on Lemon8 too? I have no idea what that is. He’s probably messing with me. Anyway be kind to yourselves and others and try to have fun and keep doing good work.

Thanks TikTok. If you go dark we met and were introduced to so many amazing people, artists, activists and kind souls on this site. You can find us on IG @mandypatinkin and the other sites too I think. I don’t know. Gideon knows. We’re out there. See you out there and take care and thank you for all the good you’ve shown us. My son just said we are on Lemon8 too? I have no idea what that is. He’s probably messing with me. Anyway be kind to yourselves and others and try to have fun and keep doing good work.

Hey beautiful TikTok people. Family is all running around with different projects right now. Gideon here, son of the Mandy and Kathryn. Thought I’d post one of my favorite videos again as a farewell in case the app does go dark. Thanks for all the kindness creativity and connectivity you’ve shown us here. We are grateful for the unexpected gift of this experience and hope you all are doing your best to be kind and have fun. You can find us in the other apps or … just meet us in imagination land. Let’s get a coffee there! Thanks to all! If it shuts down we will miss you!

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