{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Mr. Brainwash Gets Protection","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/mr-brainwash-gets-protection/brainwash-protection1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-03-07T15:49:53Z","description":"After Banksy, it’s now Mr. Brainwash whose stencil artworks are getting protected by local citizen in Los Angeles. In my eyes protecting street art with plexiglass is more than weird...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet Art Protection\u003c/em\u003e | For some time now, there’s a more or less big discussion running around the world, why street artworks should be protected, who decides which one is worth protecting. After everybody\u0026rsquo;s darling and super-duper street art hero \u003cstrong\u003eBanksy\u003c/strong\u003e, we now have another artist (\u003ca href=\"/mr-brainwash-terrible-artist-or-worst-artist-ever/\"\u003e?\u003c/a\u003e) whose works moved up the ladder and are now worth protecting\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Melrose \u0026amp; Fairfax blog for street art in Los Angeles wrote, it’s no one else than Mr. Brainwash whose street artworks are getting protected with plexiglass!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two stencils feature a trophy from the Oscars, and a little boy with a camera. We think it is a cool thing that more street art is being protected so that it can have a longer life be enjoyed by a wider audience. Still, there is something weird about this new treatment of street art. We can’t even put words to it. Its just a hunch, and it feels foreign.\n(\u003ca href=\"http://melroseandfairfax.blogspot.com/2011/03/mr-brainwashoscar-hoodiehollywoodvogue.html\"\u003eMelrose \u0026amp; Fairfax blog\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my opinion, protecting street art with plexiglass is one of the most stupid things you could ever do! It’s totally against the sense of ephemeral urban art! Additionally there’s also the fact, that I’m unable to grasp why someone should just protect Mr. Brainwash’s stencil stuff!? Probably someone of you could explain this to me\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfo via \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2011/03/weekend-link-o-rama-18/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Street Art Protection* | For some time now, there’s a more or less big discussion running around the world, why street artworks should be protected, who decides which one is worth protecting. After everybody's darling and super-duper street art hero **Banksy**, we now have another artist ([?](/mr-brainwash-terrible-artist-or-worst-artist-ever/)) whose works moved up the ladder and are now worth protecting...\n\nAs the Melrose \u0026 Fairfax blog for street art in Los Angeles wrote, it’s no one else than Mr. Brainwash whose street artworks are getting protected with plexiglass!\n\n\u003e The two stencils feature a trophy from the Oscars, and a little boy with a camera. We think it is a cool thing that more street art is being protected so that it can have a longer life be enjoyed by a wider audience. Still, there is something weird about this new treatment of street art. We can’t even put words to it. Its just a hunch, and it feels foreign.\n\u003e ([Melrose \u0026 Fairfax blog](http://melroseandfairfax.blogspot.com/2011/03/mr-brainwashoscar-hoodiehollywoodvogue.html))\n\nIn my opinion, protecting street art with plexiglass is one of the most stupid things you could ever do! It’s totally against the sense of ephemeral urban art! Additionally there’s also the fact, that I’m unable to grasp why someone should just protect Mr. Brainwash’s stencil stuff!? Probably someone of you could explain this to me...\n\nInfo via [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2011/03/weekend-link-o-rama-18/).\n","tags":["Banksy","Mr. Brainwash","Stencil Art"],"title":"Mr. Brainwash Gets Protection","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/mr-brainwash-gets-protection/"}