Graffiti was anything but eradicated. In fact, it has spread around the world. “Graffiti, at its core, is both vandalism and art. In my opinion, graffiti is 100% art and 100% vandalism,” said Henry ...

Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal. Updated December 4, 2014, 9:16 AM Anyone who glorifies graffiti needs to ...

So, is graffiti a democratic means of expression or is it plain vandalism? New York City councillor Peter Vallone ... Graffiti done with permission is art is in the eye of the beholder. My office has ...

Graffiti art vs. The increased prevalence of graffiti has spawned debate in West Asheville about where to draw the line between art and vandalism. Commissioned murals cover walls in some spots ...

Eventually, his art started to gain the support of ... "You'll see a lot of them along rail lines. ... But the graffiti tagger, just vandalism, destruction of property, I'm not for that at all." ...

“Graffiti in its purest form is like a flower growing out of filth and muck.” This eye-of-the-beholder dynamic between vandalism and urban art form has been a reality since the earliest days ...

When quizzed on how council decides which graffiti is considered art to be preserved, and which graffiti is vandalism to be removed, Cr Reece said it was a "complex question'. "But from a ...