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United Graffiti Artists
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'''United Graffiti Artists''' (aka '''UGA''') was an early American [[graffiti|graffiti artists]] collective, founded in 1972 by Hugo Martinez in [[New York City]].<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name = "Using Graffiti as a Decorating Tool"></ref> Martinez, then a student activist at [[City College of New York]], organized a group of teenagers who had been [[Graffiti#Tagging|tagging]] the subways into a loose collective, formalizing their work. In September 1973, UGA organized the first ever gallery show of graffiti at the Razor Gallery in [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]].<ref name="Phase 2, an Aerosol Art Innovator, Is Dead at 64"></ref><ref name="Graffiti Goes Legit—But the 'Show‐Off Ebullience' Remains"></ref><ref></ref>
According to some sources, the artists of UGA elevated the profile of [[graffiti]], bringing it from the subways and the streets to art galleries and studios.<ref></ref><ref></ref> A 1992 technical report by the [[United States Forest Service]] credits UGA for being one of the first attempts "to organize and legitimize [graffiti] writers as artists."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Early members of UGA included [[PHASE 2]]<ref name="Phase 2, an Aerosol Art Innovator, Is Dead at 64" />, [[SJK 171]]<ref name="Exploring The Evolution Of Street Art"></ref>, [[TAKI 183]]<ref name="Celebrating Street Art in a Chinatown Warehouse"></ref>, HENRY 161 (Henry Medina)<ref name="Exploring The Evolution Of Street Art" />, and MIKE 171 (Mike Hughes).<ref name="Beyond The Streets Harkens To Graffiti's Roots In Diversity"></ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Street art]]
[[Category:Graffiti and unauthorised signage]]
[[Category:American graffiti artists]]
According to some sources, the artists of UGA elevated the profile of [[graffiti]], bringing it from the subways and the streets to art galleries and studios.<ref></ref><ref></ref> A 1992 technical report by the [[United States Forest Service]] credits UGA for being one of the first attempts "to organize and legitimize [graffiti] writers as artists."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Early members of UGA included [[PHASE 2]]<ref name="Phase 2, an Aerosol Art Innovator, Is Dead at 64" />, [[SJK 171]]<ref name="Exploring The Evolution Of Street Art"></ref>, [[TAKI 183]]<ref name="Celebrating Street Art in a Chinatown Warehouse"></ref>, HENRY 161 (Henry Medina)<ref name="Exploring The Evolution Of Street Art" />, and MIKE 171 (Mike Hughes).<ref name="Beyond The Streets Harkens To Graffiti's Roots In Diversity"></ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Street art]]
[[Category:Graffiti and unauthorised signage]]
[[Category:American graffiti artists]]
January 02, 2020 at 09:36AM
