Hayes Valley / Tenderloin is the New Mission District

Continuing yesterday's coverage of White Migration 2010, we bring you news of a New York Time's article that is so good, I won't even hate on it.  Turns out the NYT just figured out that most of the Mission has known for a while: the art is leaving the neighborhood:

But with wider recognition, street art in the Mission appears to have lost a bit of its edge, though much captivating work is still being produced there. Now some of the freshest and most thought-provoking pieces are turning up elsewhere, like the spray-painted and stenciled images found in neighborhoods like SoMa, the Tenderloin and Bayview-Hunters Point.
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“In neighborhoods like SoMa, Bayview-Hunters Point and the Tenderloin, the work feels more expressive and free,” said Justin Giarla, owner of the White Walls gallery in the Tenderloin, which is presenting an exhibition of works by the graffitists Blek le Rat and Above. “The street art scene in the Mission is comparatively much more structured.”
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Who do we make our pariah?!  I want to protest something!  Is it Precita Eyes?  Is it Mission Loc@l?  Is it David Campos?  Is it American Apparel?  Is it Banksy?  Is it that nasty bowl of Ramen I had last night? LET'S BREAK SHIT.

Previously on Uptown Almanac

• The Mission is the New Marina/Cow Hollow