It’s a bit more than catching a tag sometimes…
Street Artist Royce Bannon has been doing some writing at the Source magazine, and his first bi-monthly installment is below. In his first article he draws attention to the socio-political messages that mural makers convey, and their salience in an image soaked mediascape. Well, at least, that’s what I was thinking about when I read it.

Royce Bannon in the Source
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