After receiving permits through a maze of government offices, graffiti artists organized a large community art project to decorate an ugly 10,000 square foot block of concrete along the L.A. river. Six months later city officials now want the project organizers to whitewash it or pay a $70,000 fine.
“It would be beautiful if the river went back to its natural state and was actually a river and a park,” said Alex Poli, a graffiti artist, gallery owner and an organizer of the art project. “But right now we have concrete walls, so the next best thing is to beautify it with art.”
How sad that the city would destroy art.
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cuvintu // April 2, 2008 at 4:45 pm
It’s disgusting to think that they would want to white-wash that! Especially after they actually went to the trouble of getting the permits! We have such a problem with public sponsored art and some vague notion that it’s not worth while. That is some beautiful work and it ABSOLUTELY should remain.
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