In 2013, Gastman produced The Legend of
Cool "Disco" Dan, a documentary film that premiered at the
AFI Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland accompanied by the book Pump Me Up: DC Subculture of the 1980s and an exhibit of the same name at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.[4]
In 2021 he directed Rolling Like Thunder, a documentary film about freight train graffiti produced by
Mass Appeal and released on
Showtime.[5]
Art In The Streets
In 2011 Gastman, with
MOCA director
Jeffrey Dietch and director
Aaron Rose, curated a survey of graffiti and street art at the
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles titled Art in the Streets. The exhibition featured a wide-range of mediums in separate installations by artists or 'crews' and was held in the 40,00 square foot Geffen building, off-site from MOCA. It included over 60 artists from around the world.
The show generated controversy according to the
Los Angeles Times "mostly because some see it as a glorification of vandalism".[6] The
LAPD reported an increase in vandalism in the vicinity on buildings, lampposts and mailboxes.[7] Katsu tagged the Geffen building before the opening with a fire-extinguisher and French street artist
Invader was arrested as a result of the show.[8][9] A second showing of the exhibit scheduled for later in 2011 at the
Brooklyn Museum was cancelled.[10] The show is also noteworthy for being the most attended in the history of
MOCA.[11]
Beyond The Streets
Gastman is the curator and producer of Beyond The Streets, a traveling large-scale exhibition of street art and graffiti. The first Beyond the Streets exhibition was held in 2018 in downtown Los Angeles, CA,[12] which spanned over 40,000 square feet and featured over 100 artists.[13]
The 2019 Beyond the Streets exhibition was held in Brooklyn, New York, showcasing the work of over 150 artists in 100,000 square feet.[14] Beyond the Streets on Paper exhibited at the Southampton Arts Center in 2021.[15]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Gastman partnered with
NTWRK to present Beyond the Streets Virtual Art Fair in 2020 and 2021.[16]
Beyond the Streets began publishing books in 2018, producing artist monographs such as those of Jason
REVOK, fine art hardcovers like Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique, Spray Nation by
Martha Cooper, the limited-edition Praesentia by
Felipe Pantone, and Born In The Bronx: A Visual Record of The Early Days of Hip Hop by Joe Conzo, Jr.; as well as zines from the likes of
The Perez Bros.,
Lady Aiko, and
Ian Reid, among others.
In 2022, Gastman opened a permanent Beyond The Streets gallery in Los Angeles, California.[17] He also opened
Flagship Gallery & Gift Shop next door.
Within Gastman's Control Gallery, Beyond the Streets partnered with
Goldenvoice in presenting EXHIBIT in 2022, called "the most comprehensive exhibition ever on the
Beastie Boys."[18]
In 2023, Gastman curated the Beyond the Streets London exhibit at the
Saatchi Gallery, running from Feb. 17 through May 9.[19] The event featured 150 artists, covering the entirety of 70,000 square feet of the gallery.[20]
Films
Rolling Like Thunder, a documentary about freight train graffiti, directed by Roger Gastman, produced by
Sacha Jenkins,
Tim Conlon, and
Mass Appeal, 2021[21]
Wall Writers: Graffiti in Its Innocence, a documentary film about 60s and 70s-era graffiti, narrated by
John Waters, Director / Executive Producer, 2015[22]
Gastman, Roger and
Martha Cooper, Spray Nation, Beyond the Streets, 2022.
Gastman, Roger (Compiler). With Ryan Bray, Ian Sattler, Trina Calderón, 9:30: A Time and a Place: The First 35 Years, R. Rock Enterprises, 2016,
ISBN9780692587300
Gastman, Roger (Compiler). With foreword by
Barry McGee. Wall Writers: Graffiti in Its Innocence, Gingko Press, 2015
Gastman, Roger and Bob Gorman (Compilers). Let There Be Gwar (2015), Gingko Press, 2015
Gastman, Roger. With Iley Brown, Caleb Neelon, Joseph Pattisall (Compilers) Pump Me Up: DC Subculture of the 1980s, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2013
Fulcher, Zio. Roger Gastman, Jamie Rivadeneira (Compilers), Hello Kitty: Hello Art. Works of Art Inspired by Sanrio Characters, Abrams, 2012
Gastman, Roger. The Worst of While You Were Sleeping by Gastman, Schiffer Books, 2012
Gastman, Roger,
Jeffrey Deitch, and
Aaron Rose (Compilers). Art in the Streets, Skira Rizzoli/MOCA, 2011
Gastman, Roger (Compiler). Juxtapoz Illustration; Juxtapoz Tattoo; Juxtapoz Poster Art; Juxtapoz Car Culture, Gingko Press, 2008–2009
Mullen, Brendan. With Roger Gastman, Live at the Masque: Nightmare in Punk Alley, Gingko Press, 2007
Gastman, Roger, Caleb Neelon and Anthony Smyrski,Street World: Urban Art & Culture From Five Continents, US Edition Abrams, 2007; UK edition Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 2007; Spanish edition, Oceano, 2007; French edition Pyramid, 2007; German edition National Geographic, 2007.
Gastman, Roger, Darin Rowland and Ian Sattler, Freight Train Graffiti, Abrams, 2006; UK edition Thames & Hudson, 2006
Gastman, Roger (Compiler). Morning Wood, Gingko Press, 2003
Gastman, Roger (Compiler) Free Agents: A History of Washington, DC Graffiti, R. Rock Enterprises &
Soft Skull Press, 2001