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A heavily tagged subway car in New York City in 1973. By the mid-1970s, most standards had been set in graffiti writing and culture. The heaviest "bombing" in U.S. history took place in this period, partially because of the economic restraints on New York City, which limited its ability to combat this art form with graffiti removal programs or transit maintenance.
Street art influence in politics refers to the intersection of public visual expressions and political discourse.Street art, including graffiti, murals, stencil art, and other forms of unsanctioned public art, has been an instrumental tool in political expression and activism, embodying resistance, social commentary, and a challenge to power structures worldwide.
Much controversy arose on whether graffiti should be considered an actual form of art. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 1974, Norman Mailer published an essay, The Faith of Graffiti , that explores the question of graffiti as art and includes interviews from early subway train graffitists, and then New York City mayor, John Lindsey.
Graffiti in Los Angeles is a contentious subject. Artists and academics say focusing on the crime is missing the point. Graffiti tower debate shows Los Angeles' contradictory relationship with ...
The colorful graffiti that adorns an abandoned skyscraper in downtown L.A. is, depending on who you ask, petty vandalism that plagues the city or vibrant street art that enriches.
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Therefore, most governments have seen graffiti as detrimental, and have outlawed the practice. However, due to most instances of graffiti occurring in public spaces, local governments are responsible for graffiti removal in order to maintain the beautification of their local shire, council or city.