"The reality is that it's become more brazen, it's become bigger, it's become more daring," said Bruno Hernandez, executive director of the STP Foundation, which gives artists with graffiti backgrounds new opportunities in the arts. "The norms have been changing," he said. "It's definitely evolving, and it's gotten bigger. I guess you could say it's more out of control than ever."
The tagging of skyscrapers and mansions has garnered widespread notice, in the news media and on social media. And Hernandez and other graffiti experts say that might be the point. Daring taggers are drawn to risky, high-profile locations where the chances of getting caught are not so high - such as abandoned building - and that can translate to social media cred.
Graffiti has been a central part of Los Angeles for generations, an omnipresent part of the cityscape that has endured many attempts to stamp it out. But L.A.'s graffiti culture is in the midst of a very loud and brash change.
In the 1980s, taggings on the sides of buses and buildings spoke about the burgeoning street art scene that many viewed as vandalism.
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