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Graffiti
June 19, 2019
Daisy Alioto
How Graffiti Became Gentrified
Two decades after Rudy Giuliani tried to rid New York City of graffiti, the art form is flourishing—with unexpected consequences.
July 3, 2017
Sophie Pinkham
How a Russian Street Art Museum Defies Kremlin Censors
St. Petersburg's Street Art Museum, housed in a working factory, negotiates contemporary art, Stalinist kitsch, and potent dissent.
August 21, 2013
The New Republic Staff
9 Boring Buildings Turned Into Amazing Art
February 26, 2013
Sophie Gilbert
Anonymous, Inc.
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