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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Graffiti Removal in New Orleans
An interesting piece of art as advocacy:
British Street artist Banksy, whom we have previously discussed, has recently been active in New Orleans. One recent piece seems to comment on the city's strict anti-graffiti policy:
This is certainly an interesting commentary on the practice of graffiti removal. But it gets more interesting. Someone, presumably a city worker, found the piece. This is what they did to it:
(Ignore the difference in brightness/contrast. The two shots are the work of different photographers.)
British Street artist Banksy, whom we have previously discussed, has recently been active in New Orleans. One recent piece seems to comment on the city's strict anti-graffiti policy:
This is certainly an interesting commentary on the practice of graffiti removal. But it gets more interesting. Someone, presumably a city worker, found the piece. This is what they did to it:
(Ignore the difference in brightness/contrast. The two shots are the work of different photographers.)What is this? Simply a case of graffiti removal left unfinished? Is it subconscious art? Or is it a far more intentional modification?
Resources
Resources
- Here is the original Gawker gallery of Banksy in New Orleans.
- And here is the Gawker post regarding the modification. (The comments at the bottom of the post are worth skimming. While some are stupid, there is an interesting discussion about Cubism.)
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