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with
critical
social
images
were
painted
over,
not
necessarily
the
images
that
were
sexually
explicit
or
had
foul
language.
Ultimately,
the
bill
generated
so
much
outrage
that
massive
changes
were
passed.
(The
history
of
the
bill
and
the
movement
against
it
is
recounted
in
Cidade
Cinza,
a
documentary
directed
by
Marcelo
Mesquita
and
Guilherme
Valiengo
and
featured
in
the
exhibit.)
Today
graffiti
is
a
legally
protected
art
form.
It
is
now
common
practice
for
building
owners
to
commission
artists
to
paint
on
their
buildings,
both
as
means
of
beautifying
their
property
and
as
a
protection
against
pixao,
or
tagging,
which
is
text
based
and
still
illegal.
And
as
strange
as
it
may
seem,
the
protection
works.
Though
tagging
is
as
rampant
in
So
Paulo
as
any
other
major
city,
it
is
rare
to
find
it
on
a
graffiti
mural,
a
testament
to
the
love
the
Brazilian
people
have
for
this
art
form.
Its
kind
of
a
question
of
respect.
You
dont
tag
on
top
of
another
persons
art,
Nielson
said.
As
an
example,
he
pointed
to
Beco
do
Batman,
or
Batmans
Alley,
a
street
covered
entirely
in
graffiti
murals.
The
street
features
art
from
Brazils
most
famous
artists,
including
Cranio,
Os
Gmeos,
Nunca,
and
Zezo.
Though
unsupervised,
the
street
operates
by
an
unspoken
rule
that
no
artist
paints
over
anothers
work.
Instead,
artists
will
return
every
few
months
to
paint
over
their
own
work.
Nielson
commented,
Theres
constantly
new
images
in
this
place.
But
its
the
artist
going
over
his
or
her
own
work.
Its
very
rare
to
see
pixao
on
top
of
an
artwork.
Theres
a
lot
of
respect
about
maintaining
each
others
art.
Though
the
librarys
exhibit
is
small,
its
curators
hope
that
it
will
move
BYU
students
to
take
action
and
treat
the
world
as
their
campus.
Theres
so
much
happening
out
there,
Erbolato-Ramsey
said.
By
transplanting
a
little
piece
of
a
different
place
and
culture
here,
hopefully
it
will
bring
awareness
to
things
happening
far
away,
and
the
curiosity
for
students
to
research
them.
For
more
information
on
current
and
upcoming
art
exhibits
in
the
library,
visit
the
Art
in
the
Library
webpage.
Samuel
Wright
(B.A.
American
Studies
16)
Photos
courtesy
of
Harold
B.
Lee
Library