Is This Graffiti ? Where Do I Get My Permit

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Permalink Reply by Kitson Harvey on May 10, 2008 at 9:27am

It's amusing, isn't it, the way local TV picks up so many stories from this site.

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Permalink Reply by laguera on May 5, 2008 at 12:08pm

I kind of suspected that we agreed with each other. I saw the piece on KOAT and was really appalled.

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Permalink Reply by Albuquerque Commentator on May 10, 2008 at 8:45am

Just a follow up. Most of these have been washed away, did it rain? Though several persist beyond NobHill traveling East.

Has anyone seen any response from the City about chalked messages in general?

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Permalink Reply by KC on May 10, 2008 at 9:06am

I support your view. This is just another example of how Christians think they're above everything. I don't want to see this mess when I'm walking or driving around the city.

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Permalink Reply by Benny the Icepick on May 10, 2008 at 4:23pm

I personally giggled unmercifully when I saw a modification to this at Yale and Central:

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Permalink Reply by Benny the Icepick on May 10, 2008 at 5:25pm

I'm not sure, but I think the city might have some issues with urine and feces, just as public health is regarded. Also, the sodomy might come under fire for archaic and ludicrous obscenity charges. Call first, and if they're fine with it, go for it.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Jane on May 12, 2008 at 5:57pm

I live down town and totally saw a group of taggers in the act maybe 11pm may 5th on coal ave. I was hanging out on my patio when I saw them swooping down tagging everything- even Gertrude Zachary's moving truck!

They looked like nice kids so I silently cheered them on. Isnt there a hotline I can call in the event I do want to turn them in?

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Permalink Reply by sophie on May 12, 2008 at 6:10pm

In what I consider to be somewhat related news, very big-deal anonymous street artist Banksy has been tagging buildings in NYC lately. The owners are now in the weird position of having to decide what to do -- what happens when the graffiti on the wall is worth more than the building it graces?

One woman has (rumor has it) sold the painting and thrown the house in for free.

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Permalink Reply by KC on May 18, 2008 at 12:28pm

Graffiti can be art, depending on the aesthetic criteria. Banksy is a great example of how a graffiti artist can invoke social change. Unfortunately, graffiti is usually just vandalism in Albuquerque.

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