Revok

{{Short description|American graffiti artist}}

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| honorific_suffix = MSK

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| birth_name = Jason Williams

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1977}}

| birth_place = Riverside, California, United States

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| style = Wildstyle

| movement = Graffiti

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| website = {{URL|jasonrevok.com}}

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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.{{fact|date= October 2022}}

In 2012 Revok started the Detroit Beautification Project.{{fact|date= October 2022}}

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.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=H&M Tried (and Failed) to Steal Graffiti |url=https://www.gq.com/story/hm-tried-and-failed-to-steal-graffiti |website=GQ |access-date=10 October 2022 |date=16 March 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Rao |first1=Sonia Rao |title=H&M's battle with the artist Revok shows how street art is being taken seriously |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/03/16/hms-battle-with-the-artist-revok-shows-how-street-art-is-being-taken-seriously/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=10 October 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Hooper |first1=Ryan Patrick |title=Following face-off with H&M, artist Revok is back in Detroit — and giving back |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/04/11/revok-h-m-detroit-street-art-library/3421526002/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=10 October 2022}}