With Glowing Hearts We Kill the Arts (subtitle: How the Olympics Wreak Havoc on the Host City)
link to an article on how a mural wall on Beatty Street in Vancouver was wiped out by the Olympic/gentrification machine. The comments posted with article express the frustrations the community is having with the corporate spectacle.
http://www.straight.com/article-280338/vancouver/antiolympic-paintings-appear-where-beatty-street-murals-once-dispalyed
It’s so frustrating! Why those murals cant be part of entertainment during the Games is beyond me. I’ve been to Winnipeg, the City Hall actually supports graffiti, check out this http://www.graffitigallery.ca. There is place for art in every city, why oppose them?
Shame on those who still dont get the power of street art.