Six months in prison, five years of probation, a mental health evaluation and restitution payments is what graffiti writer Danielle Brember a.k.a. UTAH was sentenced to a few days ago by a Boston court. Six months ago another American graffiti artist Shepard Fairey was told to serve two years probation during which time he can’t possess posters, paint, paste, stickers or other tools of the trade unless he is working on a permission piece.So how to classify graffiti ? As art or vandalism?
I thought we had positively ended this debate in the 80s but times have changed. Many people consider it the latter. Even well adjusted New Yorkers. I tend to think that what distinguishes a city from a suburb is the acceptance of graffiti as an art form.
Last summer I spotted some great examples in NY city's Lower East Side. Judge for yourself:
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