Graffiti knocks tragedy in Bogota

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Updated On Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

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A man tours a graffiti exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, in Bogota, Colombia. The city-run museum recently held an exhibition highlighting the work of Bogota street artists who go by aliases such as Joems and the MonsTruacioN collective. (AP photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

A man tours a graffiti exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, in Bogota, Colombia. The city-run museum recently held an exhibition highlighting the work of Bogota street artists who go by aliases such as Joems and the MonsTruacioN collective. (AP photo)

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A mural of a boy holding an instrument, with a message that reads in Spanish; "Art for life," covers a wall in downtown Bogota, Colombia. Monkeys and butterflies spray-painted in bright colors pay homage to the country’s natural beauty and provide welcome relief amid the Andean capital’s gray skies and monochromatic red brick architecture. (AP photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

A mural of a boy holding an instrument, with a message that reads in Spanish; "Art for life," covers a wall in downtown Bogota, Colombia. Monkeys and butterflies spray-painted in bright colors pay homage to the country’s natural beauty and provide welcome relief amid the Andean capital’s gray skies and monochromatic red brick architecture. (AP photo)

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A man rides past a wall with a mural of Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia's capital is a mecca for graffiti artists, from established artists promoted on city tours that paint murals to clandestine groups that vindicate spray painting’s roots as a form of social protest roots. (AP Photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

A man rides past a wall with a mural of Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, in Bogota, Colombia. Colombia's capital is a mecca for graffiti artists, from established artists promoted on city tours that paint murals to clandestine groups that vindicate spray painting’s roots as a form of social protest roots. (AP Photo)

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A man rides past a wall painted by street artists, in Bogota, Colombia. Street art has subsequently exploded across the city of 8 million. By one count, there are now more than 5,000 large paintings on walls or the sides of buildings, many now well-known to the tourists who sign up for guided graffiti tours on bicycle. (AP photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

A man rides past a wall painted by street artists, in Bogota, Colombia. Street art has subsequently exploded across the city of 8 million. By one count, there are now more than 5,000 large paintings on walls or the sides of buildings, many now well-known to the tourists who sign up for guided graffiti tours on bicycle. (AP photo)

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Street artists paint a mural of late writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the side of a building, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

Street artists paint a mural of late writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the side of a building, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP photo)

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A man walks his dog next to a mural depicting former President Alvaro Uribe, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

A man walks his dog next to a mural depicting former President Alvaro Uribe, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP photo)

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A man rides on a cycle path past walls painted with graffiti and murals, in Bogota, Colombia. Murals in Bogota grew in part out of tragedy, when police shot and killed graffiti artist Diego Felipe Becerra in 2011 as he painted his trademark Felix the Cat. (AP photo)

Updated on Mar 26, 2015 08:58 am IST

A man rides on a cycle path past walls painted with graffiti and murals, in Bogota, Colombia. Murals in Bogota grew in part out of tragedy, when police shot and killed graffiti artist Diego Felipe Becerra in 2011 as he painted his trademark Felix the Cat. (AP photo)

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