Tags to Riches...Bristol's #graffiti documentary

I spotted this documentary on a tweet from Bristol's Art-El Gallery. It's hard to believe that's Goldie narrating...sounds kinda posh ;)

Tags to Riches, as the title suggests, follows the rise of the previously frowned upon graffiti street art. It delves into commercial art world and the criminality of graffiti through interviews and commentary from all sides of the argument.

"It's quite safe to say we've gone beyond the point of no return for the urban movement...Urban art movement has become the new contemporary pop art." Acoris Andipa

Of particular interest to me was the interesting position that Bristol City Council finds itself in. On the one hand, it maintains its hardline on illegal vandalism, yet it has made exceptions for Banksy due to popular public opinion.