Saturday, February 8, 2014

Academic Article Citation and Annotation on Graffiti

Powers, Lynn A. "Whatever Happened to the Graffiti art Movement?” Journal of Popular Culture 29.4 (1996): 137-142. Database. This article explores the potential reasons why graffiti developed, how it emerged in the art community and the reaction it received from different sectors of New York City. Powers mentions the shift in aim and motivation of graffiti writers over time and argues whether or not this shift is negative or positive. She places admiration on graffiti as a subculture, how it benefited the lives of many people, its gradual lost of popularity and eventually disappearance due to the change in society's expectations.

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