Towering over the Grammys is a Los Angeles high-rise tagged with 27 stories of graffiti
Graffiti has risen to high art in downtown Los Angeles
By JOHN ANTCZAK
Published - Feb 02, 2024, 02:32 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 02, 2024, 02:32 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Graffiti has risen to high art in downtown Los Angeles: Taggers have covered at least 27 stories of an unfinished high-rise development.
The vandalism is the latest twist in the saga of the three-tower project across the street from where the Grammy Awards will be hosted Sunday, the Crypto.com Arena — which is near the Los Angeles Convention Center and the L.A. Live dining and events complex in the city's expanding entertainment district.
The towers were going to house a hotel and luxury condos, but the project stalled in 2019 when the Beijing-based developer ran out of money, the Los Angeles Times reported.
City officials say the graffiti is not there to stay.
