<body> Public Ad Campaign: Street Art Used To Be the Voice of the People. Now It’s the Voice of Advertisers.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Street Art Used To Be the Voice of the People. Now It’s the Voice of Advertisers.

We know this story but Christine wrote a nice addition to the growing number of articles on the topic.

VIA: In These Times
Los Angeles, a city once known as the mural capital of the world, issued a citywide mural moratorium in 2002 to crack down on the growing issue of outdoor advertising passing as street art. The ban remained in place until a 2013 ordinance overturned it and set down strict new rules prohibiting commercial messages in street murals. More [HERE]

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