I recently watched the Style wars documentary about the graffitti writers in New York City. I thought it was interesting that they found it being art, relating it to hip hop and its culture. I never realized that there were hidden message on why they put grafitti on the subway trains. Instead of violence they use this method to spread their freedom of speech and creativity. I could understand why the city would be upset by the vandalism of these subway trains because they want the trains to be clean and maintable. Yet i love the fact that the grafitti culture crossed over to art museaums all around the country and the world. It just shows the diversity of the art and hip hop culture.
Public Sphere (handed in)
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