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The Splasher is the name given to one or more street artists operating in New York City starting in late 2006 and continuing until June 2007. The Splasher was a serial vandal who splattered other works of street art with paint, thus earning the title of "Splasher." The Splasher also left manifestos pasted alongside his or her graffiti.〔() The Splasher Manifesto. 〕 During the time The Splasher was active, it sparked considerable debate about the identity and motives of vandal or vandals involved, along with the merit and status of graffiti art itself. The myth and legend of The Splasher gained considerable notoriety nationwide.〔() The Vandalism Vandal, by Sam Anderson〕 In June 2007, two men were caught trying to set off a stink bomb at an art opening in the Dumbo district of Brooklyn, New York.〔() As Street Art Goes Commercial, a Resistance Raises a Real Stink. By COLIN MOYNIHAN〕 One escaped and the other was arrested. The arrestee, James Cooper, was alleged to be affiliated with the group behind The Splasher. ==History== In January 2007, multiple works of street art in Williamsburg, Brooklyn were defaced with splattered paint. Several of the defacings had a wheat-pasted document next to them, entitled ''AVANT-GARDE: ADVANCE SCOUTS FOR CAPITAL'' and ''“Art: The Excrement of Action.''〔() "Crappy wheatpasted edicts in Williamsburg: The excrement of lazy action" by Camille Dodero.〕 The documents consisted of a revolutionary manifesto decrying the hypocrisy of street art (). The edicts also contained a warning at the end, stating that they were booby-trapped with glass shards, making removal difficult. The street art vandalism spread to Manhattan as well. By March 2007, the story had been picked up by ''The New York Times'',〔() Defacer With Mystery Agenda Is Attacking Street Art, by Colin Moynihan〕 and The Splasher, whose name had not yet been popularly coined, began to gain a high profile. The splashings continued until June 2007, when James Cooper, 24, was arrested at an art opening in Brooklyn for trying to set off a stink bomb from a coffee can() at an art opening for Shepard Fairey. Cooper was charged with third-degree arson, reckless endangerment, placing a false bomb, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and disorderly conduct.〔() As Street Art Goes Commercial, a Resistance Raises a Real Stink By COLIN MOYNIHAN〕 Two days after his release, a group of individuals distributed a 16-page manifesto at another Fairey art opening entitled ''If we did it this is how it would’ve happened''. The manifesto stated the motives of the group behind The Splasher: :By challenging what the experts term 'street art', our actions have, in turn, uncovered an alliance between the coercive force of the state and the "creative class" of the artist.〔() New York Times: The 16-Page Splasher Manifesto〕 The authors linked the street art movement to furthering gentrification in New York neighborhoods. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Splasher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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