‘Spray-paint vandalism’

Visual clutter

Sir, – “None of the aerial stuff has any arguable merit. It simply disfigures urban landscapes. Destroying visual amenity for the many by such acts is a gross form of selfishness”, writes Michael McDowell on the subject of tagging (“Stop glamorising spray-paint vandalism by calling it art”, Opinion & Analysis, August 30th).

Of course, the same can be said of the proliferation of outdoor advertising which none of us asked for either. – Yours, etc,

JOHN DUFFY,

Dublin 6W.