http://www.bladediary.com/follow-up-5-constructive-criticism/ daily updates of stencils, street art, and also STUFF!! Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:56:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.bladediary.com/follow-up-5-constructive-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-330 orion Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:51:40 +0000 http://www.bladediary.com/?p=1614#comment-330 the question is -is bad graffiti better than no graffiti? is there some political efficacy to non-institutional non-consumer writing on the wall just inherent in the medium? Is graffiti progressive regardless of its quality/surface message/intent? or is graffiti only justifiable as grassroots urban beautification and protest against the corporate control over visual space? and therefore must adhere to some aesthetic standard? the question is -is bad graffiti better than no graffiti? is there some political efficacy to non-institutional non-consumer writing on the wall just inherent in the medium? Is graffiti progressive regardless of its quality/surface message/intent? or is graffiti only justifiable as grassroots urban beautification and protest against the corporate control over visual space? and therefore must adhere to some aesthetic standard?

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