Politically inspired street art performs many roles. It may be regarded as an art object with aesthetic value, a form of public service, or a one-person or group provocation. That’s why many classify it as controversial art, with a tiny line separating political murals from vandalism. Such a reception of street art has also caused many popular murals to be destroyed and overpainted, preventing future generations from tracing the evolution of socio-political self-expression of local communities through art.
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