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“Policemen in Bogotá are art curators,” my tour guide, Lui Lamprea, tells me, as we wander through the Candelaria neighbourhood in the capital’s centre. “If they catch you but they like the art you’re making, they may turn a blind eye.” Around me, bright painted shapes cover virtually every wall. Passers-by walk on seemingly nonplussed, but I stand transfixed. “Today, graffiti is not legal, but it’s tolerated. Police could fine you,” he continues. “So the best policy is to impress them, or not get caught.” Things haven’t always been so lenient here. In 2011, the death of 16 year-old Diego Becerra started a dramatic shift in Bogotá’s relationship with street art. Becerra was illegally out spraying with friends, and was caught. Scared, he ran from the police, and was shot and killed. Police cover ups followed, and soon there was an outcry from the population.
“波哥大的警察是艺术策展人，”我的导游路易·兰普雷亚（Lui Lampra）告诉我，当时我们漫步在首都中心的坎德拉里亚（Candelaria）街区。“如果他们抓住了你，但他们喜欢你做的艺术，他们可能会视而不见。”。路人似乎不知所措，但我站在那里一动不动。“今天，涂鸦是不合法的，但它是可以容忍的。警察会对你处以罚款，”他继续说道。“因此，最好的政策是给他们留下深刻印象，否则就不会被抓住。”这里的情况并不总是那么宽容。2011年，16岁的迭戈·贝塞拉（Diego Becera）去世，波哥大与街头艺术的关系发生了戏剧性的变化。他吓坏了，逃离了警察，被枪杀。警方随后进行了掩盖，很快就引起了群众的强烈抗议。
The same year, while in town for a concert, pop star Justin Bieber saw the graffiti along the highway on the way to the airport and decided he fancied trying his hand at it. “It was a terrible piece of work,” Luis tells me, shaking his head. “But Bieber was allowed to do it.” Uproar followed: how could Bieber be allowed to graffiti a prohibited area with police protection, while locals had been so brutally punished? “People here felt everyone should be able to do it,” Luis says. “ It led to a second decree. Not just that the government should allow it — but that they should promote it. Now part of the government budget goes on commissioning street art.”
同年，当流行歌星贾斯汀·比伯（Justin Bieber）在城里参加音乐会时，他在去机场的路上看到了高速公路上的涂鸦，并决定尝试一下。“这是一件可怕的工作，”路易斯摇头告诉我。“但比伯是被允许这样做的。”随后，一片喧嚣：当当地人受到如此残酷的惩罚时，比伯怎么能被允许在警察保护下的禁区涂鸦？路易斯说：“这里的人觉得每个人都应该能够做到。”。“这导致了第二项法令。不仅政府应该允许，而且他们应该促进。现在政府预算的一部分用于委托街头艺术。”
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