Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Graffiti in the news

World news edition...


Photo by Chris Parise / Huffington Post


Huffington Post: Saber, Graffiti Artist, Fights To Lift Mural Ban In LA

"According to Blackman's presentation, Los Angeles allows murals on city, state and federal property, but these avenues involve layers of bureaucracy that may discourage the spontaneous production of art. Murals on private property are banned unless they are approved on a case-by-case basis; no general policy is in place."

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Photo by Historic Royal Palaces / Daily Mail Online


Daily Mail Online: Kensington Palace restoration uncovers century-old obscene graffiti

"'There are many instances of graffiti at the palaces, including some similarly rude and rather graphic Tudor etchings at Hampton Court Palace, as well as numerous more poignant messages carved into the stone walls by prisoners at the Tower of London."

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Photo by Majid Saeedi / Getty Images


CBC News: Gaddafi graffiti: the flowering of a dark art

Washington Post: Gaddafi graffiti: What did revolutionaries write on his hiding spot?

"Libya may have a new, macabre tourist attraction: the drain pipe where Libyan rebels found Moammar Gaddafi hiding Thursday. Since the former dictator's death, Libyans have started adding messages to the tunnel. One scrawled message reads, “This is the place of Gaddafi, the rat. God is the greatest,” in blue Arabic lettering"