Which Way, L.A.?
Graffiti in Los Angeles: Art, Vandalism or Both?
Graffiti writers have teachers, codes of conduct and ethical standards. Not all of them are involved with gangs. Considered to be public art and beloved by commuters, LA freeways are decorated with murals by commissioned painters.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readGraffiti writers have teachers, codes of conduct and ethical standards. Not all of them are involved with gangs. Considered to be public art and beloved by commuters, LA freeways are decorated with murals by commissioned painters. The California Department of Transportation has spent almost $2 Million dollars in the past two years restoring murals defaced by graffiti.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Dan Freeman
Maintenance Deputy for California Department of Transportation’s District 7
Steve Grody
Author of 'Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art'
Kofie
Graffiti writer now working in the Fine Arts