Commodification of graffiti

is nothing new. Pabst Brewing takes it to a new level in Philadelphia. (Almost 20 years ago I worked on a video called "Marketing Booze to Blacks," produced by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.) See "Residents object to malt liquor wall murals," from Denver's NBC-TV station.

NBC image.

More and more I appreciate the academic viewpoint of cultural studies, despite its being derided in many corners. The political economic/cultural/Marxist framework for understanding capitalism in all its aspects makes a lot of sense.