Category Archives: Quality of Life

Anti graffiti by-law petition for Cape Town, South Africa

We are facing a new anti-graffiti by-law in cape town which takes away the house owners rights to give permission for any artworks on their walls besides a house number. The new, proposed graffiti by-law makes no distinction between vandalism … Continue reading

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Subway Vandalism Or Art? Project Draws Mixed Reviews in Sweden…

According to news reports, transportation authorities in Stockholm will seek restitution from Konstfack—University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design, just south of the city, for vandalism to a subway car that was apparently carried out by a student as part … Continue reading

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MTA Graffiti Writers Arrested For Offending the View of Downtown Businessmen

Seven members of the MTA crew were arrested 2 days ago in Los Angeles.  I’ve posted the LA Times article below.   What is interesting is that there is a fair amount of focus on the blight caused by the three … Continue reading

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City Hall Panel

While in Iceland for the Reyjavik International Film Festival, Director Jon Reiss and I (Co Producer, Harrison Bohrman) were invited to be part of a city hall panel on graffiti and street art. Artist Thordis Claessen, author of the Icelandic … Continue reading

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CONSTRUCTED PERFECTION DISCUSSION

•What is uglier? A bomb piece by a graffiti writer or a multi million dollar condo being built in front of your house? •Billboards or Graffiti? •What is public space? •Who is allowed to use it and how? •Why isn’t … Continue reading

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