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I have tons of art books. I have them all over the place. They are in my car, in my bag, and in my studio. There are books around me all the time.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Around Art Bag Books Car Me Over Place Studio Them Time Tons

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As soon as I start reading, drawing comes to me more easily. I find I work in my sketchbooks more. But if I'm working on a new show, my reading completely stops except when I'm on a plane. I take a stack of New Yorkers with me. I feel awful about those stacks of New Yorkers.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: About Awful Drawing Easily Except Feel Find Me More New New Yorkers Plane Reading Show Soon Stack Start Stops Take Those Work Working I Feel

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As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Art Got Here Just Like Out Popular Soon Street

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Some of my favorite pieces are from thrift shops. When I find something I really love, I live, work and sleep in it.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Favorite Find Live Love Pieces Really Shops Sleep Some Something Thrift Work

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It's very intense to go back to the past and revive work that I've already experienced and moved forward from. It's like seeing an old girlfriend - awkward at times, nostalgic at times and downright maddening and embarrassing.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Awkward Back Downright Embarrassing Experienced Forward Girlfriend Go Intense Like Moved Nostalgic Old Past Revive Seeing Times Very Work

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Street artists need to get back to actually doing things on the streets instead of in the galleries where they all seem to be ending up. I hope this term 'street artist' falls from the face of the earth, in my honest opinion.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Actually Artist Artists Back Doing Earth Ending Face Falls Galleries Get Honest Hope Instead Need Opinion Seem Street Streets Term Things Up Where

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I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop arresting a panhandler. I'm interested in how all these things are happening in one block.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Block Building Cop Couple Good Happening How Hugging Interested Man Middle Out Passed Really See Street Tag Things I See

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Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Enraged Mission People Some Some People Statement Were Would

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I wasn't trying to turn graffiti into an art form. I just wanted to learn about art. I wanted to learn this game.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: About Art Art Form Form Game Just Learn Trying Turn Wanted

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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.

~Barry Mcgee

Topics: Art Art World Away Get Just Much Radical Think Try Very World I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: Unknown

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