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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

What followed was a movement that experts say has been reproduced from Australia to Argentina, as street art added to a neighborhood's cultural cachet.. . Take Shoreditch in east London as an example: Decades ago, developers deemed it a run-down industrial area ...

Momentum supporting factors

(london,adidas,sky)

(london,sky)

(london,adidas,hand-painted)

(london,adidas,commercial)

(london,adidas,campaigns)

Challenge supporting factors

(developers,brands,questions)

(developers,cachet,questions)

(developers,neighborhood,cachet,questions)

(developers,neighborhood,questions)

(developers,employees,valentino)

(developers,employees,splattering)

(developers,employees,adidas)

(developers,brands,neighborhood)

(developers,brands,global)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(developers,cachet,shoreditch)

(developers,london,shoreditch)

(developers,neighborhood,cachet,shoreditch)

(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch)

(developers,cachet,run-down)

(developers,london,run-down)

(developers,neighborhood,cachet,run-down)

(developers,neighborhood,run-down)

(london,shoreditch,run-down)

(developers,cachet,reproduced)

(developers,london,reproduced)

(developers,neighborhood,cachet,reproduced)

(developers,neighborhood,reproduced)

(london,shoreditch,reproduced)

(developers,cachet,movement)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	17.21	1.72	81.07

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (developers,cachet,shoreditch)	100.00
(2) (developers,london,shoreditch)	98.63
(3) (developers,neighborhood,cachet,shoreditch)	96.57
(4) (developers,neighborhood,shoreditch)	93.59
(5) (developers,cachet,run-down)	90.85
(6) (developers,london,run-down)	89.47
(7) (developers,neighborhood,cachet,run-down)	87.41
(8) (developers,neighborhood,run-down)	84.44
(9) (london,shoreditch,run-down)	83.75
(10) (developers,cachet,reproduced)	81.46
(11) (developers,london,reproduced)	80.09
(12) (developers,neighborhood,cachet,reproduced)	78.03
(13) (developers,neighborhood,reproduced)	75.06
(14) (london,shoreditch,reproduced)	74.14
(15) (developers,brands,questions)	72.54
(16) (developers,cachet,questions)	70.48
(17) (developers,neighborhood,cachet,questions)	68.65
(18) (developers,neighborhood,questions)	65.68
(19) (developers,cachet,movement)	64.07
(20) (developers,london,movement)	61.56
(21) (developers,neighborhood,cachet,movement)	59.27
(22) (developers,neighborhood,movement)	56.98
(23) (london,shoreditch,movement)	56.75
(24) (developers,cachet,london)	56.52
(25) (developers,neighborhood,cachet,london)	52.17
(26) (developers,neighborhood,splattering)	47.14
(27) (developers,neighborhoods,video)	45.77
(28) (developers,video)	45.54
(29) (london,neighborhoods,video)	45.08
(30) (developers,neighborhoods,the_haus)	43.94
(31) (developers,neighborhoods,rent)	42.79
(32) (developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker)	41.65
(33) (london,neighborhoods,patrick_junker)	40.73
(34) (developers,neighborhoods,pandion)	40.05
(35) (developers,neighborhoods,open-air)	38.90
(36) (developers,brands,london)	36.84
(37) (developers,neighborhoods,london)	34.10
(38) (developers,london,neighborhood)	32.49
(39) (london,shoreditch,neighborhood)	31.12
(40) (developers,london,graffiti)	30.89
(41) (london,neighborhoods,graffiti)	30.21
(42) (developers,brands,neighborhoods)	28.38
(43) (developers,graffiti,neighborhoods)	26.32
(44) (developers,brands,expand)	26.09
(45) (developers,graffiti,expand)	24.26
(46) (graffiti,neighborhoods,expand)	23.80
(47) (london,neighborhoods,expand)	23.57
(48) (developers,graffiti,co-founder)	22.88
(49) (developers,graffiti,brands)	21.74
(50) (graffiti,neighborhoods,brands)	20.14
(51) (london,neighborhoods,brands)	19.91
(52) (developers,graffiti,berlin)	19.22
(53) (graffiti,neighborhoods,berlin)	18.54
(54) (developers,graffiti,allison_freidin)	18.31
(55) (developers,employees,valentino)	16.70
(56) (developers,employees,splattering)	15.79
(57) (developers,employees,san_francisco)	14.87
(58) (developers,employees,new_york)	13.96
(59) (developers,employees,neighborhood)	13.04
(60) (developers,employees,adidas)	11.90
(61) (developers,brands,neighborhood)	9.61
(62) (developers,brands,global)	7.55
(63) (london,shoreditch,space)	6.18
(64) (london,space)	5.95
(65) (london,shoreditch,experts)	5.72
(66) (london,neighborhoods,cities)	5.26
(67) (london,adidas,valentino)	4.35
(68) (london,valentino)	3.89
(69) (london,adidas,sky)	3.66
(70) (london,sky)	2.97
(71) (london,adidas,hand-painted)	2.75
(72) (london,adidas,employees)	2.52
(73) (london,adidas,commercial)	2.29
(74) (london,adidas,campaigns)	2.06
(75) (london,video)	1.83
(76) (graffiti,neighborhoods,commodified)	1.60
(77) (graffiti,wynwood_walls)	1.37
(78) (graffiti,trespassing)	1.14
(79) (graffiti,tower)	0.92
(80) (graffiti,tag)	0.69
(81) (graffiti,splattering)	0.46
(82) (graffiti,slather)	0.23

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

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But they are nestled between more commercial interests: hand-painted campaigns sponsored by L'Or al, Sky and Adidas, and street tours that treat the art as a tourist attraction ...
High Level Abstractions:

(london,adidas,campaigns)
(london,adidas,hand-painted)
(london,sky)
(london,adidas,commercial)
(london,adidas,sky)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(london,sky) [inferred]
(adidas,london,valentino) [inferred]

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Brands, developers and even city officials are embracing the global appeal of street art, but the boom comes with questions about preserving a neighborhood's cultural cachet. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,brands,questions)
(developers,neighborhood,questions)
(developers,brands,neighborhood)
(developers,cachet,questions)
(developers,neighborhood,cachet,questions)
Inferred entity relationships (24)
(brands,developers,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(brands,developers,questions) [inferred]
(brands,developers,global) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,splattering) [inferred]
(brands,developers,expand) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(brands,developers,neighborhood) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,reproduced) [inferred]
(brands,developers,graffiti) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,run-down) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,shoreditch) [inferred]
(brands,developers,london) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement,neighborhood) [inferred]

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In the decade since its inception, it has grown to more than 30 employees, and Adidas, Moncler and Valentino have leased its walls.. . Developers are responsible for a chunk of the 300 or so murals splattering Miami's Wynwood neighborhood ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,employees,valentino)
(developers,employees,adidas)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(developers,employees,san_francisco) [inferred]
(developers,employees,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,employees,valentino) [inferred]
(developers,employees,splattering) [inferred]
(developers,employees,new_york) [inferred]

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In the decade since its inception, it has grown to more than 30 employees, and Adidas, Moncler and Valentino have leased its walls.. . Developers are responsible for a chunk of the 300 or so murals splattering Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,employees,splattering)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(developers,employees,san_francisco) [inferred]
(developers,employees,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,employees,valentino) [inferred]
(developers,employees,new_york) [inferred]

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As Graffiti Moves From Eyesore to Amenity, Landlords Try to Cash In. . Brands, developers and even city officials are embracing the global appeal of street art, but the boom comes with questions about preserving a neighborhood's cultural cachet ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,brands,global)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(brands,developers,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(brands,developers,neighborhood) [inferred]
(brands,developers,questions) [inferred]
(brands,developers,graffiti) [inferred]
(brands,developers,expand) [inferred]
(brands,developers,london) [inferred]

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What followed was a movement that experts say has been reproduced from Australia to Argentina, as street art added to a neighborhood's cultural cachet.. . Take Shoreditch in east London as an example: Decades ago, developers deemed it a run-down industrial area ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,london,neighborhood)
(developers,cachet,london)
(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch)
(developers,cachet,shoreditch)
(developers,neighborhood,cachet,shoreditch)
(london,shoreditch,neighborhood)
(developers,neighborhood,cachet,london)
(developers,london,shoreditch)
Inferred entity relationships (25)
(developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,splattering) [inferred]
(developers,london,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,london,movement) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,run-down) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement) [inferred]
(developers,london,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,london,run-down) [inferred]
(london,shoreditch,space) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,london,reproduced) [inferred]
(london,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]

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Take Shoreditch in east London as an example: Decades ago, developers deemed it a run-down industrial area. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,cachet,run-down)
(developers,neighborhood,cachet,run-down)
(london,shoreditch,run-down)
(developers,neighborhood,run-down)
(developers,london,run-down)
Inferred entity relationships (23)
(developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(london,run-down,shoreditch) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,splattering) [inferred]
(developers,london,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,london,movement) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,run-down) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement) [inferred]
(developers,london,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,london,reproduced) [inferred]

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What followed was a movement that experts say has been reproduced from Australia to Argentina, as street art added to a neighborhood's cultural cachet. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(london,shoreditch,experts)
(developers,neighborhood,cachet,reproduced)
(london,shoreditch,reproduced)
(developers,cachet,reproduced)
(developers,cachet,movement)
(developers,neighborhood,movement)
(developers,neighborhood,reproduced)
(developers,neighborhood,cachet,movement)
(developers,london,reproduced)
(developers,london,movement)
(london,shoreditch,movement)
Inferred entity relationships (27)
(developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(london,reproduced,shoreditch) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,splattering) [inferred]
(developers,london,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,london,movement) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,run-down) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,questions) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,shoreditch) [inferred]
(london,movement,shoreditch) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement) [inferred]
(developers,london,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(developers,movement,neighborhood) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,london,run-down) [inferred]
(london,shoreditch,space) [inferred]
(cachet,developers,movement,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,london,reproduced) [inferred]

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Developers are responsible for a chunk of the 300 or so murals splattering Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,neighborhood,splattering)
(developers,employees,neighborhood)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(developers,neighborhood,questions) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,shoreditch) [inferred]
(developers,employees,san_francisco) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,employees,valentino) [inferred]
(developers,employees,splattering) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhood,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,employees,new_york) [inferred]

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Developers have used street art to bring buzz to neighborhoods in cities around the world.Credit...Photographs and Video by Patrick Junker. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(london,neighborhoods,video)
(developers,neighborhoods,video)
(london,neighborhoods,cities)
(london,neighborhoods,patrick_junker)
(developers,video)
(developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(developers,neighborhoods,rent) [inferred]
(london,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,the_haus) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,open-air) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,pandion) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(london,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]

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Developers have tried to bring that artistic buzz to other neighborhoods: One popular exhibit, The Haus, was hosted in a former bank by a developer, Pandion, which later replaced the old building with sleek condominiums ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,neighborhoods,the_haus)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(developers,neighborhoods,open-air) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,pandion) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,rent) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]

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The east side of the Berlin Wall in Friedrichshain is now an open-air gallery, and the average rent in the area has doubled in the past 10 years, higher growth than in neighboring districts, according to Savills ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,neighborhoods,rent)
(developers,neighborhoods,open-air)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(developers,neighborhoods,the_haus) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,open-air) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,pandion) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,rent) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]

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Developers have tried to bring that artistic buzz to other neighborhoods: One popular exhibit, The Haus, was hosted in a former bank by a developer, Pandion, which later replaced the old building with sleek condominiums. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,neighborhoods,pandion)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(developers,neighborhoods,the_haus) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,open-air) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,rent) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]

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From Berlin to London to Miami, the wider acceptance of graffiti has attracted developers looking to expand into trendy areas, companies wanting to relocate to hipper neighborhoods and brands seeking creative ways to advertise their products ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,brands,expand)
(developers,graffiti,berlin)
(graffiti,neighborhoods,berlin)
(graffiti,neighborhoods,expand)
(developers,neighborhoods,london)
(london,neighborhoods,expand)
(developers,graffiti,neighborhoods)
(developers,brands,london)
(developers,brands,neighborhoods)
(developers,london,graffiti)
(london,neighborhoods,graffiti)
(developers,graffiti,expand)
Inferred entity relationships (26)
(developers,london,neighborhood) [inferred]
(brands,developers,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(brands,developers,questions) [inferred]
(brands,developers,global) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,rent) [inferred]
(london,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(brands,developers,expand) [inferred]
(developers,london,shoreditch) [inferred]
(brands,developers,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,london,movement) [inferred]
(brands,developers,graffiti) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(london,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]
(brands,developers,london) [inferred]
(expand,graffiti,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(developers,london,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(graffiti,london,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(developers,graffiti,london) [inferred]
(developers,london,run-down) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,the_haus) [inferred]
(developers,london,reproduced) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,open-air) [inferred]
(developers,neighborhoods,pandion) [inferred]
(developers,expand,graffiti) [inferred]
(developers,graffiti,neighborhoods) [inferred]

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"The developers become gatekeepers to some extent as to what the public gets to see," said Allison Freidin, a co-founder of Miami's Museum of Graffiti. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,graffiti,co-founder)
(developers,graffiti,allison_freidin)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(developers,graffiti,london) [inferred]
(developers,graffiti,neighborhoods) [inferred]

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From Berlin to London to Miami, the wider acceptance of graffiti has attracted developers looking to expand into trendy areas, companies wanting to relocate to hipper neighborhoods and brands seeking creative ways to advertise their products. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,graffiti,brands)
(london,neighborhoods,brands)
(graffiti,neighborhoods,brands)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(brands,developers,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(brands,developers,questions) [inferred]
(brands,developers,global) [inferred]
(london,neighborhoods,patrick_junker) [inferred]
(brands,developers,expand) [inferred]
(developers,graffiti,london) [inferred]
(brands,developers,neighborhood) [inferred]
(london,neighborhoods,video) [inferred]
(developers,graffiti,neighborhoods) [inferred]
(brands,developers,london) [inferred]

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And tech companies from San Francisco and New York are coming, Mr. Gonzalez said.. . Those employees will need somewhere to live, and developers are betting they stay local ...
High Level Abstractions:

(developers,employees,san_francisco)
(developers,employees,new_york)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(developers,employees,san_francisco) [inferred]
(developers,employees,neighborhood) [inferred]
(developers,employees,valentino) [inferred]
(developers,employees,splattering) [inferred]
(developers,employees,new_york) [inferred]

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In Shoreditch, leasing a prime work space cost about $90 per square foot in the last quarter of 2023, according to CBRE, 112 percent higher than the same quarter in 2008 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(london,space)
(london,shoreditch,space)

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In the decade since its inception, it has grown to more than 30 employees, and Adidas, Moncler and Valentino have leased its walls. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(london,adidas,valentino)
(london,valentino)
(london,adidas,employees)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(adidas,london,sky) [inferred]
(london,valentino) [inferred]

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Developers have used street art to bring buzz to neighborhoods in cities around the world.Credit...Photographs and Video by Patrick Junker. . Julian Phethean's first canvas in London was a shed in his backyard where he covered the walls with bold lettering in spray paint ...
High Level Abstractions:

(london,video)

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But that attention to once overlooked neighborhoods has pushed up rents, leaving artists, fans and local officials with a quandary: What happens after the street art that brought character becomes commodified. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(graffiti,neighborhoods,commodified)

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The windowless walls of the former garment district had long appealed to graffiti artists, but one developer helped drive the 2009 opening of the Wynwood Walls, an open-air gallery visited by three million people each year ...
High Level Abstractions:

(graffiti,wynwood_walls)

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Artists there have painted over their own murals to protest gentrification and voiced concerns over sponsored content's replacing public art. In Los Angeles, graffiti artists risked trespassing charges to slather an abandoned luxury tower, which in turn has boosted curiosity toward it ...
High Level Abstractions:

(graffiti,trespassing)
(graffiti,slather)

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In Los Angeles, graffiti artists risked trespassing charges to slather an abandoned luxury tower, which in turn has boosted curiosity toward it. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(graffiti,tower)

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Contemporary graffiti traces back to the anti-establishment expression of the 1960s and 1970s, when anyone with a can of spray paint could tag the sidewalks of Philadelphia and the subway cars of New York. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(graffiti,tag)

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Developers are responsible for a chunk of the 300 or so murals splattering Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. The windowless walls of the former garment district had long appealed to graffiti artists, but one developer helped drive the 2009 opening of the Wynwood Walls, an open-air gallery visited by three million people each year ...
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(graffiti,splattering)

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As Graffiti Moves From Eyesore to Amenity, Landlords Try to Cash In