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Destroy & Rebuild

Tracy | 2ESAE, Art Show, Events, Graffiti, Music, New York, News | Friday, June 13th, 2008

Come Join the DESTROY & REBUILD COLLECTIVE ( AVONE, 2ESAE, SKI, KEPT) on JUNE 17th at the VONDUTCH SOHO STORE.

VONDUTCH SOHO STORE

109-111 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012

7-10pm
A Gallery Exhibition Featuring: Art, Music, & Fashion
Special Guests
Sponsored Bar

*All proceeds from sales will be donated to A.C.E.: Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless

Please RSVP to RSVP@VONDUTCH .COM

For your viewing pleasure you can view a slide show of their work at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22718306@N03/show/

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Tonight: benefit for 2Esae and KET

Tracy | 2ESAE, Arrests/Sentences, Events, Global Graffiti Documentary, Graffiti, KET, Music, New York | Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Tonight!
Benefit for 2Esae and KET
hosted by BOMB IT
at Snitch
59 West 21st street
NYC
8-11pm
$10
music by Amore and special performances

come out and support.
stop the incarceration of artists.
donations will go towards legal expenses.

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NYC Parties April 25 & May 2

Tracy | 2ESAE, Cinema Village, Events, Global Graffiti Documentary, Graffiti, Graffiti Films, KET, Murals, New York, Screenings, Stencil, Stickers, Street Art, Trains, Video | Friday, April 25th, 2008

Come check us out in NYC and catch our premiere party tonight- April 25th. We are also throwing a benefit for 2Esae and KET May 2nd. See details below:

NEW YORK CITY THEATRICAL SCREENING:

Fri. April 25 - Thu. May 1, 2008

Screening Times: 3:05 PM, 7:10PM, 9:20PM

Cinema Village
22 East 12th St.
New York, NY 10003
http://www.cinemavillage.com/chc/cv/show_movie.asp?movieid=1287
212-924-3363
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NEW YORK CITY PARTY DETAILS:

Friday, April 25th
“Bomb It Premiere Party”

The Plumm
246 W. 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
9:00pm – 2:00am
FREE
Entertainment TBA
Open Bar 9:30 –- 10:30

Friday, May 2, 2008
“Bomb It Benefit Event for Alan Ket and Mike Baca (2ESAE)”

Snitch
59 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010

8:00 - 11:00pm
$10

Performing -
- Spoken Word Artists: Joshua Bennett, Kesed Ragin, Alysia Harris
- Music provided by Amore
- Plus Special Invited Guests

Sponsors:
AriZona All City NRG

Bombin’ Magazine

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2ESAE Goes to Jail

Tracy | 2ESAE, Anti Graffiti, Arrests/Sentences, Art Show, Billboards, Events, Graffiti, Laws, New York, News, Public Space, Video | Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

2Esae of the ACC crew is going to jail today. We should all think long and hard about what it means to our rights as Americans and free citizens of the world when graffiti writers- who fundamentally express themselves in public spaces, regardless if the onlookers see their work as art or not- are seen and charged as felons. Do we really want peoples’ who only crime is writing on walls, to spend time in our over-crowded prisons wasting their lives so that politicians can make their point? Once an individual is convicted as a felon they lose their right to vote and many other rights fundamental to full citizenship and participation in democracy. When society makes artists criminals, then the police state has gone too far and all of our rights are at risk. Please take a moment to reflect on solidarity with 2Esae.

This post from the Graffiti Research Lab (GRL), (the people dedicated to outfitting graffiti artists with open source technologies for urban communication) eloquently states his case:

On October 24th Mike Baca is going to jail. He may not be free again for seven years. All for writing his name, 2ESAE. Mike is being made an example by the city of New York. The latest of many in the cities 35 year war against graffiti. But Mike is not just another example in our community. He is one of the best graffiti writers in New York City. An artist and fashion designer, his talents are sought after by cutting-edge music video directors and legendary hip-hop artists. At just 23 years old, Mike’s work has been featured in numerous publications, websites and movies, like the New York Times, Bomb it, and Esquire. His work in the street speaks for itself.

For too long graffiti has existed in two opposed worlds at the same time. Street-culture brands have made a fortune off graffiti, Swoon is in the MoMA and Banksy is the biggest artist in the world, no matter how many diamonds Damien Hirst puts in his skull. More importantly millions of people love and are inspired by the work of artists like Mike and his crew ACC. Millions of others simply tolerate or ignore it. Yet some politicians and judges still treat these artist like violent criminals and sentence them to disproportionately harsh jail terms. In NYC, they selectively target lower-income writers who cant afford lawyers in order to meet graffiti quotas and substantiate their political careers. Graffiti is a crime. But in most cases it can be cleaned up with a bucket of paint. The costly and ineffective punishment does not fit the crime.

Mike is going to jail for 3-months for a graffiti conviction in Brooklyn. While in prison he will have to mount a case against a 43 count indictment where he may be sentenced to up to 7 years in prison with only the counsel of a court-appointed legal aid lawyer.

Below is a link to photos and a video of some of the amazing work done at 2Esae’s benefit in NYC hosted by the GRL on Oct. 22.

http://flickr.com/photos/urban_data/tags/2esae/

Power to the people! Support your brothers in markers, spray cans, and lasers who claim their right to public space! This GRL video says it all:

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2ESAE Benefit at GRL!

Jon | 2ESAE, Anti Graffiti, Events, Global Graffiti Documentary, Graffiti, Graffiti Research Lab, Headline, New York, News | Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

The kind and talented folks at Graffiti Research Lab are throwing 2 ESAE a benefit on Monday October 22nd at Eyebeam in NYC from 6-9pm. 2Esae was one of the first people that I interviewed for Bomb It back in the Summer of 2004 and he was was one of the original inspirations for making this film.

He has been sentenced to at least three months in NYC for graffiti and is facing up to an additional seven years (!) which he will have to fight while in jail on his first conviction. If you live in New York or are visiting there this week - please go support him. When “Bomb It” comes out in NYC - our screenings will be benefits for 2Esae and KET - we’ll keep you posted on this too.

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