Best Sidewalk Art

"My job really started to get to me" stencil

Perhaps this spray paint stencil is a reaction to the commerce-centric "clean-up" of South Austin, or a strategic move in the psychological battle for control of common spaces, or maybe just evidence of job dissatisfaction. In any case, its presence among the thriving shops of South Congress Avenue makes us pause and consider. Think of it as yet another contribution to the public, anonymous dialogue about work, production, and consumption that's been taking place on Austin's billboards, streets, and telephone poles of late.