6 May 2019

Graffiti crackdown hurting street art

From The Panel, 4:19 pm on 6 May 2019

Some street artist say Auckland Council's graffiti policy is preventing art from flourishing. The rapid removal of graffiti in the city seems to be the problem, stifling artists from turning tags into murals.

The council says it doesn't discourage street artists, but they need to go through the correct channels.

We ask artist Jesse Jensen, AKA Ares Artifex, why he thinks it's a problem.