"One Person’s Vandalism Is Another One’s Art"

Gotham Gazette editorial by Lenore Costello

Worth a read!

topics covered:

The Eye of the Beholder
see post's title.

The Official View
"[New York City's] City Council, though, does not share that view or distinguish much between street art and graffiti."

Into the Mainstream
"Some artists have stopped limiting themselves using the streets as a canvas and begun using actual canvases, which then sell in galleries for thousands of dollars."

Artists vs. Street Art
"As street art move more into the mainstream, some critics fear it will lose its essential edginess." - among other things...