quoted 4 lines in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in
> > in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in
> > the lower city) where it is actually permitted to make graffiti. most
> areas like that exist here in toronto as well as other major cities
> around the world.
really? i haven't heard of such a thing in montreal. then again, maybe
you have to look around to find it. :)
then again, my point was that making those areas legal improved the
quality of the graffiti & therefore, oh whatever, you know.
quoted 5 lines au contraire, mon ami. many writers get "art institution" recognition
> au contraire, mon ami. many writers get "art institution" recognition
> all the time. there are always gallery shows
> (http://www.graffiti.org/index/current.html) around the world that focus
> on this often misunderstood artform. it is, after all, the most original
> form of art since the birth of modernism.
i then stand corrected & will try to shut my trap next time i want to
comment on a topic on which i don't know crap. :) thanks.
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