Paul Fleuranges, a transit authority spokesman; "It was vandalism. If it was art, they wouldn't have had to scale fences, dodge dogs and cops. ".
In this article on the bannishment of graf. history from the centenial celebration of the new york subway (in The Times!).
a.) art requires said scaling & dodging in some manner to be a success.
b.) how square is your agency if The Times is calling you out?