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"Why I Tagged The Presidents Plane?"
(US) This is Marc Ecko, multi-millionnaire, designer and founder of Ecko Unlimited. He took the Mayor of New York to court last year after they tried to ban a graffiti event he was hosting…Marc Ecko won.
He's the inspiration behind Complex magazine and Getting Up! (a video game criticised for glorfiying graf art and which is banned in Australia at the moment).
He's also just gone and 'tagged' (written on with graffiti paint) Air Force One—the planewhich the President of the United States of America uses.
Why? Well you can see and hear the video explanation here (he makes some great points.
This one will run and run…
Related posts: Marc Ecko Speaks and Ecko Quote
UPDATE: I should've checked the small print. Totally fooled but still loving it!
FURTHER UPDATE: Great quote from Marc Ecko from this Wired article:
I wanted to do something culturally significant, wanted to create a real pop-culture moment. It's this completely irreverent, over-the-top thing that could really never happen: this five-dollar can of paint putting a pimple on this Goliath.
Filed by DK on April 19 2006
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