Design
Is Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program Worthy of Hate?
The murals can't be that ugly. Or can they?
Back in 1999, a group of Philadelphia artists known as the Heretical Society made a rather unusual demand, considering their profession. In their Martin Lutheresque tract “No More Ugly Murals,” the anonymous authors called for the “immediate cessation” of the city's prolific Mural Arts Program, with the distribution of its funds to go to other social agencies.
Here was the gist of their complaint, misspellings* and all: