The War on Art

I'll have much more on this in an eventual later post, but it is quite clear government officials in LA City and LA County don't know shit about art. If it isn't 400 years old, framed, and hanging in a gallery heavily subsidized by Eli Broad, it can't be art, can it?

It sure as hell can. Los Angeles used to be a world capital for murals, and this city is home to some of the most talented graffiti artists on the planet. Unfortunately, the distinction between tagging and spray can art is more than bureaucrats can handle.

The Associated Press has details today on the latest travesty.

I'll write more again soon about LA's war on art. In the meantime, here are a couple links to organizations that know a thing or two about art that is indigenous to our city:

In Creative Unit (ICU)

Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)