{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Simpsons Street Art Tribute","height":1036,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/simpsons-street-art-tribute/Exit-Through-the-Kwik-E-Mart.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-03-06T17:55:04Z","description":"Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart is a Simpsons street art tribute, featuring Bart getting in touch with some major US street art legends Shepard Fairey, Ron English, and others...","html":"\u003cp\u003eRemember that brilliant \u003ca href=\"/banksy-simpsons/\"\u003eBanksy meets The Simpsons\u003c/a\u003e episode-intro? Recently another Simpsons street art tribute has been broadcasted, featuring none others than \u003cstrong\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRon English\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKenny Scharf\u003c/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Conal\u003c/strong\u003e - some of the major street art legends from over the sea\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"exit-through-the-kwik-e-mart\"\u003eExit Through the Kwik-E-Mart\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe episode simply tells the story of Bart becoming a street artist by tagging the neighborhood from Homers car, getting in contact with the guys named above - And it also tells the story of the street art commercialization! Definitely a must to watch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBart and Milhouse go around Springfield painting graffiti art of Homer. This graffiti artwork becomes a sensation with real-life graffiti artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal. The four plan to showcase Bart\u0026rsquo;s art in a gallery show. At the show, Homer initially refuses to go in because he discovers the artwork is an insult to him\u0026hellip;\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_Through_the_Kwik-E-Mart\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortunately there’s that wonderful invention called the internet, for what reason also those of you who missed it the episode are able to watch it. \u003ca href=\"http://wtso.net/movie/520-2315_Exit_Through_The_KwikE_Mart.html\"\u003eDo it now\u003c/a\u003e, it’s great!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1336\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1336\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1336\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_56c05531aa35cd7e.avif 480w, /simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_ce0159a68d83b545.avif 960w, /simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_b59341556157a9ad.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_dbe257db5f526aa5.webp 480w, /simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_a4660eb80472815d.webp 960w, /simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_7c3d8952cb9d9629.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_2d603f715a7b290d.jpg\" srcset=\"/simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_e24b2437fef2c79e.jpg 480w, /simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_5e963791bfadb03c.jpg 960w, /simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art_hu_2d603f715a7b290d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1046\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://urbanshit.de/?p=8043\"\u003eurbanshit.de\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/03/the-simpsons-guest-star-street-artists/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nRemember that brilliant [Banksy meets The Simpsons](/banksy-simpsons/) episode-intro? Recently another Simpsons street art tribute has been broadcasted, featuring none others than **Shepard Fairey**, **Ron English**, **Kenny Scharf**, and **Robbie Conal** - some of the major street art legends from over the sea...\n\n\n## Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart\n\n\nThe episode simply tells the story of Bart becoming a street artist by tagging the neighborhood from Homers car, getting in contact with the guys named above - And it also tells the story of the street art commercialization! Definitely a must to watch.\n\n*Bart and Milhouse go around Springfield painting graffiti art of Homer. This graffiti artwork becomes a sensation with real-life graffiti artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal. The four plan to showcase Bart's art in a gallery show. At the show, Homer initially refuses to go in because he discovers the artwork is an insult to him...* ([Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_Through_the_Kwik-E-Mart))\n\nFortunately there’s that wonderful invention called the internet, for what reason also those of you who missed it the episode are able to watch it. [Do it now](http://wtso.net/movie/520-2315_Exit_Through_The_KwikE_Mart.html), it’s great!\n\n![](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/simpsons-street-art-tribute/simpsons-street-art.jpg\u003e) \nVia [urbanshit.de](http://urbanshit.de/?p=8043) and [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/03/the-simpsons-guest-star-street-artists/).\n","tags":["Ron English","1010","Shepard Fairey","American Street Art"],"title":"Simpsons Street Art Tribute","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/simpsons-street-art-tribute/"}