Patt Morrison: Is that graffiti or art? How L.A. draws the lines

Los Angeles graffiti — in the form of a tagged-up, unfinished skyscraper downtown — has recently made national news. But we're also the mural capital of the world and constantly asking ourselves: Is this art or vandalism?

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