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5Pointz Artists Receive $6.8 Million USD After Supreme Court Rejects Developers' Petition

5Pointz Artists Receive $6.8 Million USD After Supreme Court Rejects Developers' Petition

“Sometimes the little guy is actually Goliath. Huge win for street art.”
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5Pointz Developer Appeals to Supreme Court, Refuses to Pay $6.8 Million USD to Artists

5Pointz Developer Appeals to Supreme Court, Refuses to Pay $6.8 Million USD to Artists

Also calling the 1990 VARA act, which protects works of art, unconstitutional.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules 5Pointz Developers Must Pay $6.8 Million USD to Graffiti Artists

Federal Appeals Court Rules 5Pointz Developers Must Pay $6.8 Million USD to Graffiti Artists

After their work was whitewashed to build luxury apartments.
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5Pointz Developers File Appeal Over $6.8 Million USD Payment For Whitewashed Works

5Pointz Developers File Appeal Over $6.8 Million USD Payment For Whitewashed Works

Claiming that the graffiti works are “ephemeral” and painting over them is part of the culture.
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5Pointz Graffiti Artists Awarded $6.7 Million USD for Demolished Murals

5Pointz Graffiti Artists Awarded $6.7 Million USD for Demolished Murals

The court’s decision is a victory … for artists all around the country.”
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Best New Art: Kendrick Lamar Accused of Stealing Artwork, 5Pointz Artists Rewarded & More
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Best New Art: Kendrick Lamar Accused of Stealing Artwork, 5Pointz Artists Rewarded & More

Including a Jackson Pollock painting to auction for $18.2 million USD.
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Developer Who Demolished 5Pointz Requests Graffiti Artwork in New Luxury Towers

Developer Who Demolished 5Pointz Requests Graffiti Artwork in New Luxury Towers

Oh, the irony.
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5Pointz Building Owner Defends Whitewashing Decision

5Pointz Building Owner Defends Whitewashing Decision

Either by perusing the news or simply reading a Facebook news feed, you might’ve heard that the
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