response to curbed.com Bowery Mural piece.Because the Wall had a history, because of the location, and because the Wall became just a dumping ground, not in use, Elsa Rensaa and I took it for most of the summer of 1990. This was during the years of social unrest in the East Village. My art was a political message relating to Justice and Democracy. My piece is on my Facebook page. After we activated the Wall, Tony Goldman, a few months later, turned it into a billboard. Chico, the LES muralist, went over for my piece for a wine ad. Because I am in the same community as Chico and he never told me he was getting paid to go over my image I went over and buffed his piece with brown paint. I went to one of his spots, Explained what was up and he later stopped by my place. We worked it out and we were good. -clayton patterson
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