Roger Gastman

Roger Gastman (born 1977 in Canton, Ohio) who grew up out outside of Washington,DC. He is a US curator, filmmaker, and publisher specializing in graffiti and street art.[1]

Career

Gastman... has made a career of being the cultural connector between street artists and the art world

— Tom Teicholz, Forbes[2]

Gastman began While You Were Sleeping, a graffiti magazine, in 1997 and in 2001, Gastman published his first book: Free Agents: A History of Washington, DC Graffiti.[3] [4] PBS stated that his book The History of American Graffiti (HarperCollins): "comprehensively documents the evolution of this often controversial art movement across the United States."[5]

In 2004, Gastman moved to Los Angeles and published Swindle Magazine with Shepard Fairey. He has consulted on the Mr. Brainwash show Life is Beautiful, and organized exhibitions with museums, galleries, and at one-off locations. He has worked with a number of prominent graffiti and street artists including Banksy, RISK, Barry McGee, Os Gemeos, Shepard Fairey, and Mister Cartoon.[6][7]

In 2013, Gastman produced The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan, a documentary film that premiered at the AFI Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland accompanied by the book Pump Me Up: DC Subculture of the 1980s, along with an exhibit of the same name at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.[8]

Art In The Streets

Gastman, with MOCA director Jeffrey Dietch and director Aaron Rose, curated a survey of graffiti and street art at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles in 2011 titled Art in the Streets. The exhibition featured a wide-range of mediums in separate installations by artists or 'crews' and was held in the 40,00 square foot Geffen building, off-site from MOCA. It included over 60 artists from around the world.

The show generated controversy according to the Los Angeles Times "mostly because some see it as a glorification of vandalism".[9] The LAPD reported an increase in vandalism in the vicinity on buildings, lampposts and mailboxes.[10] Katsu tagged the Geffen building before the opening with a fire-extinguisher and French street artist Invader was arrested as a result of the show.[11][12] A second showing of the exhibit scheduled for later in 2011 at the Brooklyn Museum was cancelled.[13] The show is also noteworthy for being the most attended in the history of MOCA.[14]

Beyond The Streets

Gastman curates and produces Beyond The Streets, large scale exhibitions of street art. The 2018 edition of which was held in downtown Los Angeles, CA,[15] and the 2019 edition was held in Brooklyn, NY.[16]

Films

Selected Exhibitions
  • Beastie Boys Book 'Live & Direct' tour and exhibit, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, 2018
  • Things That Can't Be Seen, DabsMyla, Los Angeles, 2018
  • Beyond the Streets, Los Angeles, 2018
  • Hello Kitty Con, MOCA, Los Angeles, 2014
  • Cruel Summer, Jonathon Levine Gallery, New York 2014
  • Pump Me Up: D.C. Subculture of the 1980's, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 2013
  • Art in the Streets, MOCA, Los Angeles, 2011

Bibliography
  • Gastman, Roger (Compiler). With Ryan Bray, Ian Sattler, Trina Calderón, 9:30: A Time and a Place: The First 35 Years, R. Rock Enterprises, 2016, ISBN 9780692587300
  • Gastman, Roger (Compiler). With foreword by Barry McGee. Wall Writers: Graffiti in Its Innocence, Gingko Press, 2015
  • Gastman, Roger and Bob Gorman (Compilers). Let There Be Gwar (2015), Gingko Press, 2015
  • Gastman, Roger. With Iley Brown, Caleb Neelon, Joseph Pattisall (Compilers) Pump Me Up: DC Subculture of the 1980s, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2013
  • Fulcher, Zio. Roger Gastman, Jamie Rivadeneira (Compilers), Hello Kitty: Hello Art. Works of Art Inspired by Sanrio Characters, Abrams, 2012
  • Gastman, Roger. The Worst of While You Were Sleeping by Gastman, Schiffer Books, 2012
  • Gastman, Roger, Jeffrey Deitch, and Aaron Rose (Compilers). Art in the Streets, Skira Rizzoli/MOCA, 2011
  • Gastman, Roger and Caleb Neelon, with foreword by TAKI 183, The History of American Graffiti, HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN 978-0061698781
  • Gastman, Roger (Compiler). Juxtapoz Illustration; Juxtapoz Tattoo; Juxtapoz Poster Art; Juxtapoz Car Culture, Gingko Press, 2008-2009
  • Mullen, Brendan. With Roger Gastman, Live at the Masque: Nightmare in Punk Alley, Gingko Press, 2007
  • Gastman, Roger, Caleb Neelon and Anthony Smyrski,Street World: Urban Art & Culture From Five Continents, US Edition Abrams, 2007; UK edition Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 2007; Spanish edition, Oceano, 2007; French edition Pyramid, 2007; German edition National Geographic, 2007.
  • Gastman, Roger, Darin Rowland and Ian Sattler, Freight Train Graffiti, Abrams, 2006; UK edition Thames & Hudson, 2006
  • Gastman, Roger (Compiler). Morning Wood, Gingko Press, 2003
  • Gastman, Roger (Compiler) Free Agents: A History of Washington, DC Graffiti, R. Rock Enterprises & Soft Skull Press, 2001

Magazines
  • While You Were Sleeping, 1997 - 2002[19]
  • Swindle, 2004-2009

References
  1. Martinez, Alanna. "Hello Kitty as Muse: Curator Roger Gastman Culls Artistic Odes to the Iconic Cat". Blouin. Blouin Corp. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. Teicholz, Tom. "Art of the Street -- to your home in time for the Holidays". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. Nelson, Steffie. "Tag He's It". newyorktimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. Browne, Tiffany. "Roger Gastman to Talk Graffiti on Display Inside (But Not Outside) the Corcoran". Washington City Paper. CL Washington, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. De Melker, Saskia. "'The History of American Graffiti:' From Subway Car to Gallery". pbs.org. Newshour Productions, LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. Leopold, Shelley. "Mr. Brainwash Bombs LA". LA Weekly. LA Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. Yoo, Alice. "Art in the Streets Breaks MOCA's Attendance Record". My Modern Met. My Modern Met. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. Buckwalter, Ian. "Spray of Reckoning: How Cool "Disco" Dan Became a D.C. Mascot". Washington City Paper. CL Washington, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. "Critic's Notebook: The real controversy in MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' graffiti show". LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  10. Nagourney, Adam (2011-04-22). "L.A. Police Blame 'Art in the Streets' for Rash of Graffiti". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  11. "Graffiti Writers Start a Game of Tag with LA's MOCA". Hyperallergic. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  12. ARTINFO (2011-04-23). "Space Invader Becomes First Artist Arrested for MOCA's "Art in the Streets"". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  13. Taylor, Kate (2011-06-21). "Brooklyn Museum Cancels Controversial Graffiti Art Show". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  14. GRAYSON, KATHY. "L.A. graffiti exhibition, 'Art in the Streets,' belongs in N.Y.C. - NY Daily News". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  15. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-beyond-the-streets-extends-20180707-story.html
  16. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/arts/design/beyond-the-streets-graffiti.html
  17. Essner, Dean. "A New Documentary Traces the Rise and Commercialization of Graffiti Art". Washingtonian Magazine. Washingtonian Media, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  18. "83rd Academy Awards 2011". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  19. Gastman, Roger (28 June 2012). "The Worst of While You Were Sleeping". Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. – via Amazon.
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