Graffiti is used by gangs and is an art form. The reasons, including aesthetic criteria, as to why it is an art form far outweigh the criticism of illegality, incoherence, and nonstandard presentation. The objective of this paper is to distinguish between gang tags and graffiti-an art form. Suppose that Leonardo, Monet, Picasso, or any of the renowned artists of Western European culture were alive in the present day. Then, suppose that one of these …showed first 75 words of 4760 total…

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