There’s a fundamental debate in street art: Should murals be temporary or permanent?

It’s a debate where there’s often no straightforward answer.

But as the art form’s reputation has evolved in the current zeitgeist – moving from “vandalism” to “public art” – it’s also become more regulated.

Now, many murals come with contracts that state how long the work will be on display before it has the potential to be replaced.

This type of contract was put into place when David Ocelotl Garcia’s “El Milagro,” or “The Miracle,” was painted on the Bob Ragland Library in RiNo Art Park in 2021.

The only problem was, he didn’t know there was a contract. Or, at least, he didn’t know the contract came with an end date.

So “El Milagro” met what felt like an untimely end last year. But in a time and pl

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