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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

How Selective Enforcement of Illegal Advertising Laws Punishes Creative Activism

VIA: Hyperallergic
The enforcement of city and state law pertaining to graffiti, advertising, and other signage has enormous power to visually shape public space. In New York City, enforcement is heavily skewed to ignore illegal commercial advertising, while simultaneously aggressively targeting graffiti and, in some cases, symbols of dissent. More [HERE]

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