Fighting Street Talk with Street Art
Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh has taken to the streets of Bed Stuy, Clinton Hill, Bushwick and Williamsburg with wheat paste and posters to reply to the men who approach her in public each week. The posters show portraits of women with messages such as “Stop telling women to smile” and “My name is not Baby.” Above,…
Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh has taken to the streets of Bed Stuy, Clinton Hill, Bushwick and Williamsburg with wheat paste and posters to reply to the men who approach her in public each week. The posters show portraits of women with messages such as “Stop telling women to smile” and “My name is not Baby.” Above, a photo of one poster in situ from Fazlalizadeh’s blog.
Artist Uses Walls to Talk Back to Unwelcome “Compliments” in Brooklyn [NY Times]
Sounds like a real See You Next Tuesday – with a capital See.
Cool! Yeah, I gotta say “Smile, baby! Why aren’t you smiling?” Is just about the most annoying and offensive to me of all the constant commentary on women on the street. Don’t tell me how to feel, or how to act to make myself more appropriate or attractive to you, assholes!