Ubiquitous Graffiti in Prague 2013

Prague is a city full of street art. After the velvet revolution, when the communist government collapsed, people started to seek vents for their feelings. Street art started to thrive. When walking in the city, you can street arts everywhere in different forms. The most famous street art is the Lennon Wall; it covered the portraits of Lennon and lyrics from Beatles songs. It's a symbol of love, peace and courage. In 1988, young people draw on this wall to fight against communist regime and the Lennon wall changed a lot since then. Instead of beautifying the city, there are some graffiti just do the opposite. The swearing words people draw casually on streets, public infrastructures and private shops bring troubles to people around. It's a dilemma for the government; they can't simply ban the graffiti, it may hurt the spirit of freedom. The only thing they can do is keep scrubbing and repainting.