Graffiti Archeology

Graffiti exists as an aggressive extension of the art community, part political expression (defacing public property) part personal expression (your stupid tag). But who cares? In a city of thousands of wannabe Banksy and Futuras’, we walk the streets as if cruising the romantic comedy aisle at Blockbuster, looking for that one original piece. Well, look no more. The talented chaps at Graffiti Archaeology have monitored the streets of San Francisco, collecting photography of well used walls across town. The website documents the inevitable layers of famous graffiti spots through a slightly clunky but effective flash interface. (Not for the lightweight browsers). Hopefully Google will pick up on this.