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hears more ridiculous opinions

“A PAINTING IN A MUSEUM

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than anything else in the world.”~Edmond de goncourt

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But graffiti is, by definition, a defiant and public exhibition.~pbs.org

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Graffiti: The History of an Art FormBy: Theresa Nucciarone

Image taken by: Maria Malm

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THE GREEKS!

THE ROMANS!

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pungere con parole (anche assol.): un'ironia che graffia ~garzantilinguistica. sapere.it.com

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“Ancient graffiti displayed phrases of love declarations, political rhetoric, and simple words of thought compared to today's popular messages of social and political ideals”~wikipedia.org

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Humans have been writing symbols on walls since time immemorial. ~nymag.com

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“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.”~Banksy

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But it’s safe to place the origins of a New York style in the late sixties, as a younger generation’s artistic response to the public protests of the Black Power and civil-rights movements. ~nymag.com

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The first modern graffiti writer is widely considered to be Cornbread, a high school student from Philadelphia, who in 1967 started tagging city walls to get the attention of a girl. ~pbs.org

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These kids were rechanneling all of those hippie ideas about freedom, peace, love, and the democratization of culture by redefining the purpose of art. They represented a celebration of the rights of the salt of the earth over private property.~nymag.com

BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE

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By the mid seventies, many subway cars were so completely covered in top-to-bottom paintings.~nymag.com

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