Urban Art: Surviving the Whitewash

Boston is a hub of urban art.  No coincidence! It is a full-grown metropolis (the largest of New England), the college capital of the world, and a Fung Wah bus ride away from NYC... there is a constant influx of creativity.


I heard via word-of-mouth about the X-Men mural and, to my dismay, I found it already gone.  Given, many residents don't really appreciate any of the tagging, especially in areas like Back Bay and the South End. Understandable.  Yet, is it a sign of an ever-growing generational gap?  A matter of taste?


In honor of the now gone Sentinel, I've decided to pay tribute to the few surviving stencils and tags I found on my way there... Urban artists!!! Keep on 'rad-i-fying' the city...