Barry Mc Gee: Tagging, Exclusive, Art21

Episode, 177: Filmed in 2012, this Exclusive follows artist Barry McGee through his selftitled retrospective exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM, PFA). McGee, who became interested in tagging while growing up in San Francisco, describes the excitement of putting up new tags and the rush of getting away with it. Alongside his ongoing and intimate involvement with street culture, McGee has maintained an active studio practice, which he describes as being something completely