City as Canvas Screening

242 East Berkeley Street,Boston MA 02118

22 July, 2022

Description

Join us for a screening of Olivia Huang's documentary "City as Canvas" about Cambridge’s Graffiti Alley, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. "City as Canvas: Above the Free Walls" is a feature-length documentary exploring the legal graffiti art movement along the Modica Way in Cambridge, MA. The film features personal, in-depth interviews with numerous artists who reflect on their world, footage of graffiti art being created, and never-before-seen works of the public art movement. Following the screening (64 minutes), there will be a Q & A with the film director, Weiying Olivia Huang, and artist and author Tim Devin about the making of the film, public art and the street art community.