Question

lee quinones
a brief history of graffiti
art
which excerpt from lee quinones best expresses what quinones feels is his responsibility as an artist?
1 lee quinones is a puerto rican artist who first gained recognition for his graffiti pieces, painted on new york subway cars. born in 1960 in ponce, puerto rico, quinones later moved to the lower east side of new york, new york, where he was raised. as a teenager in the late 1970s and 1980s, he started tagging subway cars. at the time, graffiti was often denounced as mere vandalism. during that period, new york city was struggling through a time of economic and political instability and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
2 new yorks turmoil led to an era of white flight - a term expressing a mass exodus of caucasians. many who remained were of black, latino, and asian communities. the work of quinones, like that of many street artists of his generation - most of whom came from black and latino, especially puerto rican, dominican, and cuban communities - was rooted in revolutionary sentiments. it tended to touch on matters of race, class, and gender. the street art community was linked to subcultures in hip - hop, punk, and other new wave movements, which used the streets as a forum for their own expression and discontent with the status quo. quinones work, like the work of many great street artists, emphasized a social and political message of protest - through imagery, symbols, composition, phrases, and also through embracing materials and venues that were not considered appropriate in the mainstream political or art scene. most of quinones early works survive only through sketches and instant photographic from that time.
3 in his early years, quinones often painted by moonlight. he used paint markers, spray paint,
a. as a teenager in the late 1970s and 1980s, he started tagging subway cars. at the time, graffiti was often denounced as mere vandalism.
b. he describes the works of the new york city subway art movement like lost dreams. artists would tag cars and maybe never see them again,
c. additionally, he painted stationary murals to voice local concerns and boost morale in some of the citys most neglected neighborhoods.
d. quinones is regularly commissioned to create murals in public spaces, galleries, and museums; private collectors have also shown interest in his versatile and often revolutionary work.

Explanation:

The text describes Lee Quinones' work as a subway artist. It mentions his early "tagging" (a form of graffiti) on subway cars. This aligns with option A, which states he started "tagging" subway cars as a teenager when graffiti was often seen as vandalism. The other options (B, C, D) are not supported by the text. There's no mention of describing works as "lost dreams" (B), painting stationary murals (C), or being commissioned by museums (D).

Answer:

A. As a teenager in the late 1970s and 1980s, he started "tagging" subway cars. At the time, graffiti was often denounced as mere vandalism.