comentário do crítico de arte Cauê Alves

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Um dos principais motivos da visibilidade que o graffiti de São Paulo adquiriu entre nós se deve a mais de um ano e meio de trabalho da galeria Choque Cultural.
Cauê Alves, Bienart , mar 2006

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