Revok

Revok (born 1977 in Riverside, California) birth name Jason Williams is an American graffiti artist. The name comes from the movie Scanners by David Cronenberg.

Street Art von Revok in Los Angeles (2008)
Street Art von Revok in Los Angeles (2008)
Street Art von Revok in San Francisco (2016)
Street Art von Revok in San Francisco (2016)

In 2012 Revok started the Detroit Beautification Project.

In 2018 Revok filed a cease-and-desist letter to H&M clothing retailer, claim that the company infringed on his artwork, using it in one of their brand logos. H&M in turn, sued Revok asserting he could not claim copyright on art work created illegally (street art/graffiti). The issue was settled in Revok's favor.[1][2][3]

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

  • Tragedy & Triumph, Vicious Gallery, Hamburg, 2011.
  • Ordinary Things, Library Street Collective, Detroit, 2012.
  • Pose-Revok, The Mine Gallery, Dubai, 2014.
  • Revok, Ruttkowski;68, Köln, 2015.
  • Revok, Library Street Collective, Los Angeles, 2015.

Books
  • Roger Gastman: Revok – Made in Detroit, Gingko Press. 2014, ISBN 978-1-584-23552-1.

References
  1. "H&M Tried (and Failed) to Steal Graffiti". GQ. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. Rao, Sonia Rao. "H&M's battle with the artist Revok shows how street art is being taken seriously". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. Hooper, Ryan Patrick. "Following face-off with H&M, artist Revok is back in Detroit — and giving back". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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