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![]() ![]() From The New York Times: Graffiti at the 5Pointz complex in Long Island City, Queens, in 2001. The property owner had the murals erased in 2013, and a judge ruled on Monday that 45 of them had enough artistic stature to merit being protected."Artist Akiko Miyakami said that when she saw her artwork mutilated under a layer of white paint, according to a court document, she felt as though she 'was raped,'" The Washington Post reports. I distinctly remember as a youth that painting over other graffiti artists' works was considered part of the art-form, which was viewed as "always evolving" and so on. Who thinks this is art worthy of protecting until the end of time? ![]() ![]() ![]() This sets the precedent now that vandals can go around tagging people's property and then sue anyone who covers it up. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook and Gab. |