Stories: Graffiti Spell-Checkers, Banksy's Background and Google Street Art

Hi all, I'm back again from winter hibernation...
 
Just a quick post today, sharing three graffiti-related stories I've seen online at the Smithsonian magazine online (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/).
 
The first is about vigilantes in Quito, Ecuador, (called Acción Ortografica Quito) that are on a mission to correct the spelling and grammar of graffiti artists and writers in the city:
 

"Vigilantes in Quito Have A Mission to Correct Graffiti Artists' Spelling and Grammar"

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vigilantes-quito-have-mission-correct-graffiti-artists-spelling-and-grammar-180954452/

 
And here is a related article in Colors magazine online, with a gallery of good photos of examples of the corrections:

"The Graffiti Professors"

http://www.colorsmagazine.com/blog/article/quito-graffiti-professors

Closer to home, the Smithsonian has another article about the background of Banksy:

"The Story Behind Banksy"

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-story-behind-banksy-4310304/?all

Finally, I think I have already mentioned in a previous post how Google has a project underway to preserve street art. Well here is a Smithsonian article about it:

"See Street Art Around the World via Google"
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/see-street-art-around-world-google-180954605/ 

Also, here is a link to the actual Google project page....

https://streetart.withgoogle.com/en-gb/

That is all for now. Ciao.