The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal
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The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (USA, 2001, 16 min) is an experimental documentary directed by filmmaker Matt McCormick
and narrated by Miranda July
that makes the tongue-in-cheek argument that municipal efforts to mask and erase graffiti is an important new movement in modern art stemming from the repressed artistic desires of city workers. The film screened at prestigious venues such as The Sundance Film Festival and the Museum of Modern Art
and received both critical and popular acclaim.
Matt McCormick
Matt McCormick is a Portland, Oregon based artist and filmmaker. He is an award winning filmmaker and noted video installation artist, his work extends documentary and experimental filmmaking, focusing on the sublime decay of contemporary culture and the landscape both urban and rural.Matt...
and narrated by Miranda July
Miranda July
Miranda July is a performing artist, writer, actress and film director. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with high school friend Johanna Fateman, called Snarla.- Background :Miranda...
that makes the tongue-in-cheek argument that municipal efforts to mask and erase graffiti is an important new movement in modern art stemming from the repressed artistic desires of city workers. The film screened at prestigious venues such as The Sundance Film Festival and the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
and received both critical and popular acclaim.