Political wheat paste
Various
Valencia at 24th St in San Francisco
Political wheat paste on the DeAppropriation Project Wall on Valencia at 24th St in San Francisco. For those new readers - a bit of history about this wall ... __ This is a favorite spot for wheat paste - both fun and political. It seems though that more political commentary ends up on wall. The (de)Appropriation wall is a wonderful juxtaposition of ownership with its seemingly illegal legal art. It is on the site of the former Mission Police Station which moved to its’ current location further down Valencia Street in 1994. Artist, Bruce Tomb lives on the property, conducts his business there and documents the wall. __ Initially the Valencia wall, was frequently tagged so Bruce Tomb took action by painting a grid on it, then watched what unfolded. He noticed that the tagging began to subside with the wall gradually morphing into a public billboard filled with protest statements, event announcements and artistic renderings. When it comes to posting on the wall Bruce Tomb is laissez faire. His only rule is no tape or staples permitted. ___ He named his project (de)Appropriation. When taggers write on a wall they are illegally appropriating the wall. As the citizens of the Mission began posting on the wall they publicly were taking it back. However, it wasn’t really theirs to take back since it is still privately owned. So the name is a twist on the property ownership which was public property and is now private that the public has chosen for their personal expression and the owner has quietly allowed to happen. ___ Following is a selection of political art recently on the wall. Most likely the rain has made the wall a mushy mess. Drilling, city politics, ICE, Trump ...
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