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- vespa0
first photo is from yesterday: a Graffiti Removal Unit in action in West London.
2nd photo is from 2 days ago: a site of political graffiti in Rome that has been in active use since 600 AD. The stuff you can see in the photo is poetry and witty rants about Berlusconi, and his corruption and control over the media. 1400 years ago the site was used to criticise the papacy.
http://homepage.mac.com/kinquila…
I'm not saying spraypainting is always used especially meaningfully, but it has roots as an alternative means of expression for those who feel that the official channels don't listen.