That's what Montana's been missing for years - imported art from the big cities. A law was passed some time ago implying that artwork such as this beautiful piece of, may in fact be protected called the Visual Artists Rights Act. The best thing... the requirements for protection do not implicate aesthetic taste or value. Absent a waiver, artists could effectively veto decisions to remove their masterpieces from their benefactor's land. On February 12, 2018, a federal judge cited VARA in awarding $6.7 million to 21 graffiti artists whose works were destroyed by the developer who owned the property on which the graffiti had been painted. The building owner tore the building down to rebuild condos. Maybe, we'll finally see art like this throughout Montana, the heartland, and dare we dream, an example in every national park in this great country of ours! Just beautiful! Not.
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