Singapore Street Art: The Legal Rebels (Part 1)
about 47 months ago (06/24/2020)
Singapore Street Art: The Legal Rebels (Part 1) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Courtesy of Not Safe For TV June 24, 2020 Artist Sam Lo gained notoriety in 2012 after getting arrested for stencilling the phrase ‘My Grandfather Road’ on a public road. The incident was highly publicised, leading to debates about the line between vandalism and creative expression, and the monicker of ‘Sticker Lady’ (a name derived from the circular stickers they had pasted on traffic lights). In the end, the charge of vandalism became reduced to that of “mischief” instead, with the accompanying punishment of 240 hours of community service.