I agree with Jay. Graffitti isn't as much an expression of urban angst as
it is a total lack of respect for the civic environment.

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Mark Nielsen
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University of Michigan Museum of Art
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On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Jay Fahey wrote:

> <<Why the problem with grafitti? Its a wonderful political and social tool.
> Don't know much about its artistic credentials.
> Kathryn
>
> A nice, old-fashioned sentiment that I haven't heard since Norman Mailer
> wrote The Faith of Graffiti in the 60's. Soon it was everywhere, defacing
> some wonderful architecture, and leading to a crisis of urban angst the like
> of which we've never seen before (since graffiti has been removed from New
> York City subways, ridership has increased more than 30%). It's a real
> downer! I suspect you haven't lived with it as much as some other urban
> dwellers have --                     Jay Fahey
>