Abraham Obama Street Art: Legal and Illegal

Ron English's Abraham Obama mural went up on a wall outside Gallery XIV in Boston and fans of the artist papered the neighborhood with posters.

"The next morning, Gallery XIV's phone was ringing with residents and business owners in the South End complaining about the vandalism. The posters had popped up on utility boxes, on the sides of private homes, and outside law offices and restaurants. [Gallery XIV' director] Kerr estimated that dozens of the unauthorized posters were plastered around the South End and that he personally received about four or five phone calls from angry property owners."

English, known for his illegal billboards, approves of the fan action.  One person's street art is another's graffiti.