For
It beautifies cities and promotes free expression.
Against
It invites vandalism and damages property rights.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Do not give me cookie-cutter vandalism; give me human-made art.”
“A lot of those street pieces are community-funded or artist-driven.”
“A mural is street art placed deliberately with the permission of the property owner; without it, this was vandalism.”
“The wall on my building was vandalized by a mural painted without my permission.”