UCLA Journal of Radiation Oncology January 1, 2022 - Flipbook - Page 44
UCLA RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
ARTIST & WALL DOG
MARCINE FRANCKOWIAK
MARCINE FRANCKOWIAK
THE WEST IS DEAD
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"You're Only as Good as Your Last Wall"
hen you are born into working-class Baltimore, the most valuable art is the
ephemeral works owned by no one and everyone: murals, graffiti, billboards.
What you know is that labor—mostly age-you-early, physical labor—is what puts
food on the table and a rented roof over your head. If you are a kid who wants to make art,
you use whatever materials you can get your hands on and paint on walls when there is no
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