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Graffiti has undergone a massive shift in a few quick decades as street art gains social acceptance

  • Written by Stefano Bloch, Associate Professor of Geography, Development & Environment, University of Arizona
Graffiti has undergone a massive shift in a few quick decades as street art gains social acceptanceTagging, once considered vandalism, has gained cachet and economic value in the art world. Ashim D’Silva for Unsplash.com, CC BY-SA

Graffiti has become so mainstream in recent years that auction houses, museums and entire art shows cater to street art connoisseurs and collectors around the world. Images in the news of young vandals...

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