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]