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Someone is screaming sell-out, by defacing street art in NY. But is it cool? Is it art when you destroy art? Hmmm…I’m thinking of a brigade of nihilist dadas…interesting.

In recent years, some of these young artists have been embraced by galleries, museums and collectors, and there are those who fear that the practice might become perceived primarily as an avenue to greater recognition.

The pasted screeds that appeared with the splatters seem to stem from such concerns. They are headlined “Avant-Garde: Advance Scouts for Capital” or “Art: The Excrement of Action.” Statements at the bottom of the pages warn that the paste used to affix them has been mixed with shards of glass.

I like the manifesto aspect of it, that much I’ll admit. Because manifestos and secret messages are cool. I don’t know about raining on someone’s parade though…isn’t that what cops do? My guess is that this art vandal is a embittered cop who always dreamed of being an artist, but never had the chops to make it.

An alternative to destroying art would be to simply poop near it. Duh.