Answering Questions Vol6-Final-

13．What is the most common place to do graffiti in Japan?

              I couldn’t find statistics or articles relating to this question. However, as I mentioned in the past posts, they are paints that are done basically on public properties, such as, trains and buildings, which doesn’t belong to an individual. I think I see them mainly under railway viaducts.

Picture of a graffiti that I took

14. Is there any graffiti museums?

              There are graffiti exhibitions in museums. For example, in 2014,“City as Canvas: Graffiti Art From the Martin Wong Collection” took place at the Museum of the City of New York. They showed the graffiti-related materials by Martin Wong.

              In Yamanashi, Japan, there is a museum of Keith Haring, who used to be a graffiti artist. It is the first museum in the world to show only his works.

Pictures of art works by Keith Haring that I took at the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection

15. What city is famous for graffiti in the United States?

              Big cities such as, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago are famous for graffiti. As I mentioned, New York is the city where graffiti became famous firstly. Also, in Los Angeles, you can see graffiti in all over the city.  

Bibliography

• Johnson, K. (2014, February 06). Writing Was on the Wall, and Some Still Remains. Retrieved July 17, 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/arts/design/graffiti-art-at-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?_r=0

• Nakamura Keith Haring Collection. (n.d.). Retrieved July 17, 2016, from http://www.nakamura-haring.com/pg25.html

• Art Crimes: City Walls: United States. (n.d.). Retrieved July 17, 2016, from https://www.graffiti.org/index/usa.html