Citizen complaint of the day: Not Art really not art now

By adamg on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 9:39am

Remains of a light pole with modified NOT ART stencil

A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint about the graffiti on the remains of a light pole at Rutherford Avenue and Essex Street in Charlestown, thoughtfully circling the offending graffiti to make it easier to find, although without any indication whether the objection is to the original "NOT ART" stencil, the additions that make it somehow even worse, if possibly funnier, or both.

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Comments

the not art

By Luke Warmer on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 9:56am.

guy is the reason media like "die hipster' exists.

not that I condone violent ideations toward hipsters.

Show me on the doll where the

By Scratchie on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:24am.

Show me on the doll where the "Not Art" tag hurt you.

Snot Fart.

By anon on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 2:01pm.

Snot Fart.

Culturally current

By Delorean on Fri, 03/22/2024 - 1:42pm.

Die hipster itself died in… [checks notes] 2013.

“Not art guy is the reason media like "die hipster' → existed ← “

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/die-hipster-is-dead/

No Passing Through

By anon on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:20am.

Reminds me of the days when there was not one single "no passing through" sign anywhere on the T that didn't have the "p" and the "th" scratched out. Not one single one on any line.This type of thing amused some immature souls.

Not to mention the "ASS

By xyz on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 8:14pm.

Not to mention the "ASS STANCE" callboxes in T stations. I once did see one with the "I". Once.

good lord

By nadnerb on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:50am.

I haven't lived in Boston in over a decade but I'm glad to see the people there are still joyless grinds!

Heads Up

By enigmue on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:19am.

Both links send you to to Maps, I was expecting the first to link directly to the complaint

Sorry!

By adamg on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 3:09pm.

Link fixed.

So the rusted broken bottom

By Anon on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:46am.

So the rusted broken bottom of the light pole is fine with the complainant, it wasn’t until somebody painted words on it that they started to get disgusted.

There is a difference

By Bob Leponge on Fri, 03/22/2024 - 1:35am.

Neglect leading to decay on one hand, and deliberate vandalism on the other. These two are not the same.

One is a physical danger to

By Scratchie on Fri, 03/22/2024 - 9:39am.

One is a physical danger to pedestrians and one isn't.

Quality Control

By Angry Dan on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 11:55am.

Needs more Mooninites.

The perfect addition for city

By anon on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 2:03pm.

The perfect addition for city council chambers.

I think it's cute!

By makeshift_vicinity on Thu, 03/21/2024 - 2:58pm.

I mean they're not even bad words, it's just a mildly rude little joke. This is something that elementary school kids (and people like me) can laugh at and it won't do them any harm.