Martha: A Picture Story - Screening & Conversation

From the venue:

Living Walls presents a one-time screening of Martha: A Picture Story at the Plaza Theatre on Thursday, April 17th from 7-9:30pm featuring a Q&A with Martha Cooper moderated by local graffiti writer Dr. Dax!

Martha Cooper is an unexpected icon of the street art movement-a tiny, grey-haired figure running alongside crews of masked graffiti artists. In the 1970’s, as the boroughs of New York City burned, she worked as a photographer forthe New York Post, seeking images of creativity and play where others sawcrime and poverty. As a result,she captured some of the first images of New York graffiti, at a time when the city had declared war on this new culture. 20 years later Martha discovers she has become a legend of the graffiti world-a culture that has now exploded into a global movement.

"1977, the Bronx was burning down. No one really wanted to write that graffiti was an interesting thing. But I don’t want to shoot something that’s done with permission. It’s an outlaw art. That’s what makes it thrilling.” – Martha Cooper