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• The three qualities that matter most in real estate also matter the most to graffiti artists: location, location, location.
• In Miami and Los Angeles, cities that contain some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S., graffiti artists have recently made sure their voices can be heard and seen, even from the sky.
• In what’s known as “graffiti bombing,” artists in both cities swiftly and extensively tagged downtown skyscrapers that had been abandoned.

Two cities, two graffiti bombings

• The Beijing-based developer was unable to pay contractors, and ongoing financing challenges forced the company to put the project on pause.
• Hundreds of taggers were involved in the Los Angeles graffiti bombing.
• There’s also a rich tradition of graffiti in the city.
• So Miami was a natural gathering place for graffiti artists during Art Basel in December 2023, and One Bayfront Plaza became the canvas for taggers from around the world.

Meaning and motivation

• In the early 2000s, when I started researching street graffiti, I learned that there are different names for different graffiti types.
• “Fill-ins” or “throw-ups” are quickly painted fat letters or bubble letters, usually outlined.
• The tradition of painting ornate graffiti names made me think of Paul Cézanne, who painted the same bowl of fruit over and over.
• The carefully chosen names and their letters become the subject that writers use to practice their craft.
• It was a fill-in – huge letters near the top of a three- or four-story building, very visible from the street.

Loud and clear

• These vertical graffiti bombing projects on failed skyscrapers, deliberately or not, call attention to the millions of dollars that are absorbed by taxpayers when private developers make bad investments.
• Because the names painted on the buildings are fill-ins, they’re not especially artistic.
• A former graffiti artist who goes by “ACTUAL” told The Washington Post that he’d come out of retirement to contribute to the Los Angeles project.

Colette Gaiter does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• Agoura Hills, California--(Newsfile Corp. - February 5, 2024) - CEO and President of Cydcor - a leading provider of outsourced sales solutions - Vera Quinn has been honored by Comerica Bank Women's Business Awards Program 2023-24 with the December 2023 "Woman of Business" Award for her outstanding leadership as a woman executive (an award presented to only 6 honorees in this category).
• The Business Awards Program, presented by Comerica Bank, recognizes women in leadership in Southern California, in tribute to their contributions.
• Comerica Bank - in partnership with The Los Angeles Lakers - presented the award during halftime at the Lakers game on Friday, January 26th at the Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena.
• Vera Quinn holding the Comerica Bank, Woman of Business Award
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• Presenters have been added to the lineup for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards ® and taking the stage will be Christina Aguilera, Samara Joy, Lenny Kravitz, Maluma, Lionel Richie, Mark Ronson, Meryl Streep, Taylor Tomlinson, and Oprah Winfrey.
• * Prior to the Telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on live.GRAMMY.com .
• Previously announced GRAMMY® performers include Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Joni Mitchell, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, SZA, and U2.
• The 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy® for the fourth consecutive year.

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