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SPLASH - Rules Of Vandalsim - Exhibition by MOSES & TAPS™ in Paris - 30 May 2015

At first, when graffiti was new and independent, the people who started it were creative. Not bound by rules or codes, they where fascinated and free to create. The freedom of expression that the pioneers of the artistic movement had, lasted as long as more people joined the movement. Like in any other cultural movements, created by a man, rules started to appear, graffiti stopped to develop and creativity started to decrease.

Only several artists understood that this “unwritten laws of vandalism” are blocking their development. They dared to take the risk, to disobey this rules, created in something that was about freedom at first place, in order to continue to evolve. Wherever they went back and forth experimenting - two things remained constant in its ordinary practice -  the spray can as a tool and the urban space as a medium - the Alpha and the Omega.

The Top Sprayers MOSES & TAPS™ are world wide famous for their conceptual artwork on extreme supports, contemporary vandalism and their strong corporative branding.

In their first book, a best seller and titled as the “bible of graffiti”, they set not only a new record of quantity and quality for graffiti on trains, but their ideas and interactions with the public space proved something more important - art does not belongs only in the galleries. In addition, the duo challenged one of the sacred essentials of graffiti - the ego. Leaving both fans and police in check-mate, they sacrificed the idea of “a person is  standing behind a pseudonym”. Moses alias Taps.

In §PLASH “Rules of Vandalism” - their first show in Paris, Moses Alias Taps™ will render the quinta essentia of pure graffiti and challenge another basis - to write a name. “Just paint...” or “A waste of paint...”, Top Sprayers will confront YOUR interpretation on what is standing between the Alpha and the Omega.

#rulesofvandalism

Boris Belyovski
FLYIER - MOSES & TAPS™ EXHIBITION - SPLASH - RULES OF VANDALISM - PHOTO BY GOOD GUY BORIS
More photos, sneak peak and additional information - HERE - the official exhibition page
Press release and additional information available by request at office(at)thegrifters.org
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#RulesOfVandalism
STAGE 1 - Social media discussion

Starting on Monday the 4th May, we will ask you 10 questions about The Rules Of Vandalism. The discussion will take place both in The Grifters Facebook & Instagram profiles. The most accurate and adequate comments will be featured in our new video (Stage 2). For each of the 10 questions, both in Facebook and Instagram, we will randomly select contributor and reward him with an exclusive collector item from Top Sprayer - Taps & Moses​ and Montana Cans (official)​.*

To participate you will have to follow The Grifters and the instructions on the posts in:

The Grifters​ Facebook profile: http://fb.com/thegriftersblog
The Grifters Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrifters

All the information and updates about the contests will be posted here and in the Facebook event.

The conditions of each of the 10 questions of the competition will be announced individually in our social media profiles, where the competition will take place.

The discussion will end on Sunday the 10th May. The winners (both Instagram and Facebook) will be chosen using social media plugins for determining random winner, and they will be announced here and in the Facebook event.
The prizes will be shipped starting 25th of May - 5 Days before the exhibition of Moses & Taps™ in Paris

*In total 20 exclusive collector items from Moses & Taps™ x Montana Cans will be given to the winners of the contest. The collector item will not be available on the market!
DAY 1

• QUESTION 1:

WHAT IS THE IS THE DEFINITION OF VANDALISM? / DEFINE VANDALISM.

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

• QUESTION 2:

WHAT IS THE IS THE DEFINITION OF GRAFFITI? / DEFINE GRAFFITI.

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

 

 

DAY 2

• QUESTION 3:

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAFFITI AND VANDALISM?

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

• QUESTION 4:

WHEN VANDALISM CAN BE CONSIDERED AS ART? / When and how we can label vandalism as art?

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

 

DAY 3:

• QUESTION 5:

WHAT ARE THE 10 GOLDEN RULES OF VANDALISM? / List the 10 commandments of vandalism.

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

 

DAY 4:

• QUESTION 6:

WHAT ARE THE MUST-DO ACTIONS, WHEN YOU ARE EXECUTING A GRAFFITI PIECE? // WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA, REQUIRED TO COMPLETE GRAFFITI PIECE?

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

 

• QUESTION 7:

WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO, WHEN YOU ARE EXECUTING A GRAFFITI PIECE?

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

 

• QUESTION 8:

SHOW US THE PERFECT GRAFFITI PIECE? / Post a photo of your favorite vandalism.

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

• QUESTION 9:

SHOW US THE WORST VANDALISM? / Post a photo of the most useless vandalism.

Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook

 

• QUESTION 10:

CAN YOU VANDALIZE VANDALISM? / Why and under circumstances?

16H00 (G.M.T. + 01) Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook


 

THE FINAL STAGE:

Controversy Paris & Gallery Le Paris Urbain

§PLASH - RULES OF VANDALISM

Exhibition by Moses & Taps

Curated by Amine Bouziane & Boris Belyovski


From 30 May - 13 June
Gallery Opening 30 May 2015 from 17h-20h

@ Gallery Le Paris Urbain
51 Rue de l'Échiquier, 75010 Paris, France

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Full info about the exhibition here