Revok

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.^{[citation needed]}

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In 2012 Revok started the Detroit Beautification Project.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Solo Exhibitions

Tragedy & Triumph, Vicious Gallery, Hamburg, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Ordinary Things, Library Street Collective, Detroit, 2012.^{[citation needed]}
Pose-Revok, The Mine Gallery, Dubai, 2014.^{[citation needed]}
Revok, Ruttkowski;68, Köln, 2015.^{[citation needed]}
Revok, Library Street Collective, Los Angeles, 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Roger Gastman: Revok – Made in Detroit, Gingko Press. 2014, ISBN 978-1-584-23552-1.

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

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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.^{[citation needed]}

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In 2012 Revok started the Detroit Beautification Project.^{[citation needed]}

Solo Exhibitions

Tragedy & Triumph, Vicious Gallery, Hamburg, 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Ordinary Things, Library Street Collective, Detroit, 2012.^{[citation needed]}
Pose-Revok, The Mine Gallery, Dubai, 2014.^{[citation needed]}
Revok, Ruttkowski;68, Köln, 2015.^{[citation needed]}
Revok, Library Street Collective, Los Angeles, 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Roger Gastman: Revok – Made in Detroit, Gingko Press. 2014, ISBN 978-1-584-23552-1.

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

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