From david turgeon Sent Fri, May 7th 1999, 20:06
> > in quebec city there's a whole area under a highway (& another one in > > the lower city) where it is actually permitted to make graffiti. most > areas like that exist here in toronto as well as other major cities > around the world. really? i haven't heard of such a thing in montreal. then again, maybe you have to look around to find it. :) then again, my point was that making those areas legal improved the quality of the graffiti & therefore, oh whatever, you know. > au contraire, mon ami. many writers get "art institution" recognition > all the time. there are always gallery shows > (http://www.graffiti.org/index/current.html) around the world that focus > on this often misunderstood artform. it is, after all, the most original > form of art since the birth of modernism. i then stand corrected & will try to shut my trap next time i want to comment on a topic on which i don't know crap. :) thanks. -- david turgeon at http://www.notype.com