#ViralVandals: In forty years, graffiti has grown from a local New York subculture into a worldwide phenomenon with its own heroes and business models. Embraced as urban decoration or buffed by all means, graffiti has escaped a slow death, mainly thanks to the internet. Actions in the real world are increasingly carried out and documented with their digital distribution in mind, leading to refreshing self-reflection and an emphasis on the performative nature of writing.

Don’t tell the taggers, but graffiti has evolved into a mature, varied artform that doesn’t shy away from difficult themes and that combines resistance against repression with a contagious hacker mentality. Meanwhile, the kick of illegality continues to be an important motivation, inextricably linked to kudos and street credibility. With #ViralVandals MU presents an exhibition about the second life of graffiti. Going virtually viral will replace the street in the quest for even greater visibility. New forms of expression emerge and the DNA of the scene changes irreversibly. A monument to the international, online graffiti community—young creators and global icons—in Eindhoven. Co-curated by: Jasper van Es & Good Guy Boris

4608 & Fabian Sigurd, Boyscout, Brad Downey, Eewan, Good Guy Boris, Loiq, Mobstr, MOSES&TAPS™, MVIN, Nawas, Nug & Pike, Rage, Sauli Sirviö, TOY Crew, Utah & Ether, Veli & Amos, Zelle Asphaltkultur 

Exhibition assistance

Sorry for Damage done by Wladimir Manshanden & Vincent Wittenberg, MU Containers at Plug-In-City Strijp S

#ViralVandalTalks in collaboration with E-Moves

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Images: Photography by Hanneke Wetzer / Flickr: MU / Megan Erasmus

Information: MU artspace

Website: http://www.mu.nl/en/exhibitions/viralvandals /  https://www.flickr.com/photos/mu-eindhoven/albums/72157680467170543/with/34490188196/ / https://www.eriskayconnection.com/nl/home/60-sorry-for-damage-done.html