“Babylon Overdrive” was a vision of the future I spray-painted back in 1994. If your eyes were open you could see the trajectory things were going. From the gotta have it fiends to the throwaway society, our planet wouldn’t be able to sustain our thirst. I knew something was wrong and Los Angeles was at its epicenter like a kind of modern day Babel. Prostitutes & producers, dealers & healers all willing to get on bended knee (there’s a job for you sucka) while riots & earthquakes, droughts & fires spun on repeat in the background - this city was destined for chaos.
Only by waking up through graffiti & gurus of the underground did I manage to survive the new world order muck of this industry. And so with wide open eyes I ran the streets of Hollywood high on acid with my crew tagging & stealing what I needed in pursuit of destiny’s sunrise.
Fast-forward to 2026 and this image is no longer a chaotic vision of the future, it is a reflection of our now. We had it good, but good wasn't good enough, we needed so much more. While we were sleeping the way of life that we developed throughout the 90s seemingly vanished overnight. How long will society stand down to the endless levels of fuckery designed to oppress humanity into submission? Like consumers of blind faith holding onto the dream, if we were to suddenly become aware of the nefarious world around us we would revolt.
“Babylon Overdrive,” is an 8x10’ spray paint on wooden panel now on view for the first time in over 30 years BEYOND THE STREETS PARIS 🇫🇷