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Graffiti Goes Gallery

Correspondent: Vince Gonzales
Producer: Vicki Curry
Editor: Michael Bloecher

May 14, 2009

Is graffiti vandalism or art? Correspondent Vince Gonzales reports that at the same time as law enforcement is imposing harsher penalties on graffiti writers, the fine art world and corporate America are embracing them.

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5 Comments

MetaManos says :

Grafitti is not a crime, vandalism is....

May 14, 2009 9:21 PM

ecorona says :

everything old is new again! Keith Haring. Judy Baca. The infamous REN. AND - gang tagging is NOT graffiti.

May 15, 2009 3:58 PM

Keegan Gibbs says :

nice. more use of my content without credit. great story though.

May 19, 2009 5:34 AM

tracey says :

quality, I like this, I saw something like this on http://www.hire-a-graffiti-artist.co.uk It maybe the same?

May 22, 2009 2:08 PM

imuniq says :

I have watch this video really they work awesome, chaka is my favorite. thanks for this video.

http://www.graffiti4hire.co.uk/

April 15, 2011 10:44 PM

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