"In the paintings where it's there—the tenderness—I work for it. I'm not afraid of it. If I could put my bleeding heart in there, I would."
"The Buddy System," detail (1999)
"The Buddy System," detail, 1999
Mixed media installation, dimensions variable
Courtesy Deitch Projects, New York
Mixed media installation, dimensions variable
Courtesy Deitch Projects, New York
"I'd seen graffiti around, but I never had an idea of what it was. But as soon as I got more and more involved with it, it seemed like freedom to me, it was very empowering and it is something I enjoyed doing a lot..."
- Barry McGee
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