Painting a face on Calle 26. |
A few days ago, city workers erased illegally-painted graffiti painted along Calle 26, including along the walls of the underpass where several months ago Justin Bieber and his buddies infamously painted a marijuana leaf and other graffiti (which was erased the next day).
Militant Bogotá grafiteros didn't wait to respond. This weekend they were out painting new stuff along 26th - including defenses of the right to graffiti.
Ironically, the city's anti-graffiti work just provides fresh canvases for more painting.
Find a lesson in that, temporary Mayor Rafael Pardo!
A graffiti artist sits on Calle 26 above graffiti calling Bogotá's temporary designated Mayor Rafael Pardo 'illegitimate.' |
Grafiteros paint along Calle 26, including a phrase demanding 'Respect for graffiti.' |
Street art provides a colorful backdrop for bicyclists in Sunday's Ciclovia. |
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan. |
By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours, which offers street art/graffiti tours.
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