Roger Gastman

Roger Gastman (born 1977) is an American curator,[1] author, filmmaker and publisher. He is a graffiti and street art expert, brand consultant, and cultural entrepreneur.[2] He was born in Canton, Ohio and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, where he launched While You Were Sleeping Magazine[3] in 1997 at the age of 19. In 2001, Gastman published Free Agents: A History of Washington, DC Graffiti[4] on Soft Skull Press. It was the first of his 60 books to date on the subject, including The History of American Graffiti (HarperCollins Publishers LLC), which PBS states "comprehensively documents the evolution of this often controversial art movement across the United States."[5]

In 2004, Gastman moved to Los Angeles and published the pop culture quarterly Swindle Magazine with artist Shepard Fairey. In 2005, he produced graffiti movie Infamy with director Doug Pray. He then consulted on the Mr. Brainwash show Life is Beautiful.[6] He was also a consulting producer on the Academy Award-nominated[7] Banksy-produced documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop. He co-curated the 2011 MOCA show Art in The Streets with Jeffrey Deitch and Aaron Rose, featuring world-famous artists RISK, Barry McGee, Banksy, Os Gemeos, Shepard Fairey, and Mister Cartoon, among others, while setting all-time attendance records.[8] In 2013, Gastman produced The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan documentary film, narrated by Henry Rollins. It premiered at the AFI Theater in Silver Spring, MD accompanied by the book Pump Me Up: DC Subculture of the 1980s along with an exhibit of the same name at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.[9] He produced and directed Wall Writers: Graffiti in Its Innocence, a documentary film about 60s and 70s-era graffiti,[10] narrated by John Waters. He has written and published extensively on the subjects of street art and graffiti.

Films

Selected Exhibitions

Selected Books

9:30: A Time and a Place Compiled by Roger Gastman R. Rock Enterprises, 2016

Wall Writers: Graffiti in Its Innocence Compiled by Roger Gastman with Forward by Barry McGee Gingko Press, 2015

Let There Be Gwar (2015) Compiled by Bob Gorman & Roger Gastman Gingko Press, 2015

Pump Me Up: DC Subculture of the 1980s Compiled by Roger Gastman with Iley Brown, Caleb Neelon & Joseph Pattisall Corcoran Gallery of Art & Design, 2013

Hello Kitty: Hello Art. Works of Art Inspired by Sanrio Characters Compiled by Roger Gastman, Zio Fulcher and Jamie Rivadeneira Abrams, 2012

The Worst of While You Were Sleeping By Roger Gastman Schiffer Books, 2012

Art in the Streets Compiled by Roger Gastman, Jeffrey Deitch and Aaron Rose Skira Rizzoli/MOCA, 2011

The History of American Graffiti By Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon Harper Collins, 2010

Small Gift: Celebrating 50 Years of Sanrio Abrams, 2010

Juxtapoz Illustration; Juxtapoz Tattoo; Juxtapoz Poster Art; Juxtapoz Car Culture Compiled by Roger Gastman Gingko Press, 2008-2009

Live at the Masque: Nightmare in Punk Alley By Brendan Mullen with Roger Gastman Gingko Press, 2007

Street World: Urban Art & Culture From Five Continents By Roger Gastman, Caleb Neelon and Anthony Smyrski US Edition Abrams, 2007; UK edition Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 2007; Spanish edition, Oceano, 2007; French edition Pyramid, 2007; German edition National Geographic, 2007.

Freight Train Graffiti By Roger Gastman, Darin Rowland and Ian Sattler Abrams, 2006; UK edition Thames & Hudson, 2006

Morning Wood Compiled by Roger Gastman Gingko Press, 2003

Free Agents: A History of Washington, DC Graffiti Compiled by Roger Gastman R. Rock Enterprises & Soft Skull Press, 2001

Magazines

While You Were Sleeping 1997 - 2002

Swindle 2004-2009

References

  1. ↑ Martinez, Alanna. "Hello Kitty as Muse: Curator Roger Gastman Culls Artistic Odes to the Iconic Cat". Blouin. Blouin Corp. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Teicholz, Tom (15 Dec 2015). "Art of the Street". Forbes Media. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Steffie. "Tag He's It". newyorktimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Browne, Tiffany. "Roger Gastman to Talk Graffiti on Display Inside (But Not Outside) the Corcoran". Washington City Paper. CL Washington, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ De Melker, Saskia. "'The History of American Graffiti:' From Subway Car to Gallery". pbs.org. Newshour Productions, LLC. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Leopold, Shelley. "Mr. Brainwash Bombs LA". LA Weekly. LA Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "83rd Academy Awards 2011". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Yoo, Alice. "Art in the Streets Breaks MOCA's Attendance Record". My Modern Met. My Modern Met. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Buckwalter, Ian. "Spray of Reckoning: How Cool "Disco" Dan Became a D.C. Mascot". Washington City Paper. CL Washington, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Essner, Dean. "A New Documentary Traces the Rise and Commercialization of Graffiti Art". Washingtonian Magazine. Washingtonian Media, Inc. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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