In Buenos Aires, Argentina, visitors can take a street art tour organized by the company Graffitimundo. The tour guides help visitors explore many kinds of exciting street art in different areas of the city.
The street art movement in this city was influenced by the economic collapse in Argentina in two thousand one. Many artists went into the streets and began making playful and colorful art to lift the spirits of people in the city.
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STEVE EMBER: Street artists have different reasons for choosing this special kind of creative act. Some artists do not approve of the profit-making business of galleries and museums. They think that these organizations disconnect art from everyday life. They also like the fact that street art stays part of the city environment.
Other artists express their political beliefs with their art. Some see street art as protesting the culture of big business and corporations. They do not like the city walls covered with advertisements that sell products. These artists see these advertisements as examples of corporate aggression. They think that if an advertisement can be on a wall, so can their art. Still other artists like the excitement of working in the streets and trying not to get caught.
BARBARA KLEIN: But some people pay a price for making street art. Shepard Fairey is a street artist who became famous for his image of Barack Obama that became popular during the last presidential campaign. But Fairey has been arrested several times for making his art. In two thousand nine, Fairey was arrested as he arrived at a party to celebrate an exhibit of his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Police arrested him on several graffiti charges. Fairey said he was being punished for suggesting that public space should be filled with more than just advertising for companies.
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