Episode 10

the graffiti towers are LA's biggest art installation (with a $4m price tag)

Published on: 20th February, 2024

These buildings have been abandoned for 5 years, and then someone decided to spraypaint their name on it. Then a bunch of people followed. Now, there's a price tag … but why?

It's been all over the news recently, but we've mostly heard from city officials, police, and commentators.

Matthew Stromberg actually interviewed some of the artists behind the pieces. You can read his piece on Hyperallergic here: https://hyperallergic.com/870121/artists-make-los-angeles-graffiti-history-by-painting-on-abandoned-high-rises/

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ex-VICE News reporter, ex-UCLA professor calling my friends to find out what cool and weird stuff is happening in the world.