Revok Explained

Revok (born 1977 in Riverside, California) birth name Jason Williams is an American graffiti artist. The name comes from the movie Scanners by David Cronenberg.

In 2012 Revok started the Detroit Beautification Project.

In 2018 Revok filed a cease-and-desist letter to H&M clothing retailer, claim that the company infringed on his artwork, using it in one of their brand logos. H&M in turn, sued Revok asserting he could not claim copyright on art work created illegally (street art/graffiti). The issue was settled in Revok's favor.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

• Tragedy & Triumph, Vicious Gallery, Hamburg, 2011.
• Ordinary Things, Library Street Collective, Detroit, 2012.
• Pose-Revok, The Mine Gallery, Dubai, 2014.
• Revok, Ruttkowski;68, Köln, 2015.
• Revok, Library Street Collective, Los Angeles, 2015.

Books

• Roger Gastman: Revok – Made in Detroit, Gingko Press. 2014, .

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: H&M Tried (and Failed) to Steal Graffiti . GQ . 10 October 2022 . 16 March 2018.
2. News: Rao . Sonia Rao . H&M's battle with the artist Revok shows how street art is being taken seriously . Washington Post . 10 October 2022.
3. Web site: Hooper . Ryan Patrick . Following face-off with H&M, artist Revok is back in Detroit — and giving back . Detroit Free Press . 10 October 2022.