Roger Gastman, author and associate curator of “Art on the Streets,” Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Jen Mergel, Robert L. Beal, Enid L. Beal and Bruce A. Beal Senior Curator of Contemporary Art
Caleb Neelon, artist and author
Risk, artist

Explore graffiti’s dynamic history, from its underground origins to its mainstream emergence. Artist Risk discusses his work and the evolution of graffiti as an art form in Los Angeles and worldwide. Caleb Neelon and Roger Gastman discuss their new book, The History of American Graffiti, examining graffiti’s place in the realm of contemporary art. As its context shifts from street to museum, Jen Mergel asks speakers about shifting perceptions of graffiti, from unpopular to popular, illegal to celebrated, over the past 40 years.

Book signing with Neelon and Gastman follows.

Be sure to catch a screening of the film Wild Style (1983) as part of our Evolution of Graffiti day.

Purchase Tickets
Online: using the link in the red box
By phone: call the MFA Ticket line at 1-800-440-6975
In person: at any MFA ticketing desk

Ticketing desk hours: Mon, Tue, Sat, and Sun, 10 am–4:15 pm; and Wed–Fri, 10 am–9:15 pm

Photo by Risk

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