From the frontier of controversial art forms, a new generation of modern artists from around the world has been called to gather in Los Angeles. As a part of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition, “Art in the Streets”, street art often deemed as graffiti and vandalism now warrants payment for famous street artists. Among these artists, names like Blu, Bank$y and Shepard Fairey can be recognized because of their mainstream and even commercial success. Fairey’s world-renowned Barack Obama “HOPE” poster and the “Art in the Streets” exhibit signal the induction and acceptance of street art into a world of contemporary art. However, the anti-establishment and uncontrollable nature of street art predisposes artists to censorship, which only confirms the value of their artistic messages.