TAGGERS THIS MONTH gained access to the roof of the historic Art Deco apartment building at 1940 Vallejo Street and graffitied the east-facing wall, according to a police report filed on August 6. Nearly two weeks later, the graffiti remains on the building.
The culprits were Taiwan-based graffiti artists EO4, who travel the world tagging buildings. They rappelled from the roof and inscribed the words “Joshua” and “Neme” in black and white paint. “We own your city now,” the top of the tag at 1940 Vallejo declares. The distinctive, straight, angular lettering was signed “EO4” and “Taipei to the Bay.” Instagram postings from the group challenge other graffiti artists to one-up them.
The Bombing Science website provides background on one tagger in the group, noting he started “writing” around 2012 or 2013. “I took some breaks from writing here and there ’cause I felt like I just wasn’t good enough,” he says on the website. “I was told my letters weren’t legible, so I began doing straight letters instead of throws.”
Keep your eyes on the sky to find out if someone pulls off a more daring tag.
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