BARRY McGEE TEARS OUR FACE A NEW SMILE-HOLE

By VBS Staff

As lame as the whole thing may seem these days, Barry McGee is an honest-to-god legend of street art on the West Coast. His huge murals of creepy urban figures and derelicts dominated the alleys and underpasses of San Francisco during the 90s, and he even managed to transition to working, money-making gallery artist without making some Faustian trade-in of his coolness.

Having Barry agree to do an episode of Art Talk! with us was a thrill, but having him then say, “Hey, why don’t I get my friend Aaron Rose from Alleged to host it and then I can animate the whole thing?” was like being told “Hey, that orange juice I just gave you was dosed with acid, but don’t worry, I already called in sick for you at work.” Class act.

By VBS Staff 2 years ago

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