REVOK Sentenced To 180 Days In Jail, Benefit Art Show In July

The graffiti writer known as Revok, whose work is displayed in the “Art in the Streets” exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art, was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail after a judge found that he had violated the terms of his probation in a previous vandalism conviction, court officials said.
Jason Williams, 34, also known as Revok, appeared in a Van Nuys courtroom Monday where he was found to have violated his probation on a misdemeanor vandalism charge by failing to pay adequate restitution to his victims, according to prosecutors.
Williams was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport last Thursday as he prepared to board a plane for Ireland.
His arrest came amid controversy surrounding the museum’s “Art in the Streets” graffiti and street art exhibition, which the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have criticized as promoting vandalism and tagging.

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Wow, REVOK is a “graffiti writer” now! Apparently the L.A. Times listened to the flood of criticism about them using the word “tagger” in their last article about Revok’s arrest.

Graffiti artists MECA announced on Twitter that there’ll be a benefit art show with the proceeds going to Revok:

Artists who want to contribute can contact MECA via Twitter.

1 Reply to "REVOK Sentenced To 180 Days In Jail, Benefit Art Show In July"

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    Caro 26. April 2011 (12:16)

    …IMO L.A. Times were being more ignorant than ill-intentional with that word choice, most people get it all mixed up. But for those who know, including the scapegoat, good that they corrected it!

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