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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Graffiti Laws Make No Sense: NYPD Arrests Watercolor Artist for Painting Outdoors

Very interesting post on HyperAllergic, and well worth the read.
A few days ago Brooklyn artist Julie Torres contacted Hyperallergic to let us know about a serious legal issue she was facing as a result of painting outdoors. She explained that on July 17, she was enjoying a summer afternoon in Williamsburg as she worked on a large watercolor painting that was taped to a construction wall at the corner of North 11th Street and Bedford Avenue, near Hyperallergic HQ. [More here]

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