Lately there has been a lot of tension in the word of street art and graffiti. To the average person or art critic they may seem like they are based on the same principals, but when it comes down to it, in their purest forms they are nothing alike. It would be like comparing a lion in the zoo to one on the plains of Africa, not exactly the same. Recently in Brazil the conflict has hit the front lines, or better yet the gallery as a group of 30 "Pixadores" stormed the Choque Cultural Gallery in protest against the "marketing, institutionalization and domestication of street art". These are some very strong and direct actions, but whether you hate it or love they are about their business.
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