To the creators — and the man who allowed them to paint — this wasn’t some random graffiti hurriedly slapped on a subway car. “The fact that graffiti art is even being talked about as something that might have recognized stature shows you how far graffiti art has come in the art world,” said Kate Lucas, an attorney at Grossman LLP who has followed the case closely but is not a participant. With Wolkoff’s permission, DeLillo invited local graffiti artists to paint on the buildings. And if the art is of “recognized stature,” the act can be invoked to prevent their work from being destroyed. Jonathan Cohen, with some of his signature paintings, ran the outdoor 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center with the blessing of the buildings' owner.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 17, 2017 10:52 UTC