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Graffiti bridge How KEO took to painting the town By CELIA McGEE DAILY NEWS FEATURE WRITER Under his nom-de-graffiti, KEO, otherwise known as Blake Lethem, did the backdrop for the recent New York rally of Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean. It ­especially ­outraged Republicans. "Maybe in your world, ­graffiti ­vandals are artists," Councilman James Oddo (R-S.I.) fired off in a ­letter to the Dean campaign. "In New York City - and in the real world - they are criminals..." The vandal in question is almost as unusual a mix as Daggett, his large, friendly half-Akita, half-German shepherd who lingers by th

A painting smuggled into Tate Britain by graffiti artist Banksy went unnoticed until it crashed to the floor hours later . Banksy, best known for creating the sleeve of Blur's current album, glued the painting to the wall on Wednesday after visiting the gallery in disguise. The picture consisted of a rural scene with an image of police tape stenciled on to it. It has now been placed in the London gallery's lost property section. The painting was accompanied by a card which read "Banksy 1975. Crime watch UK Has Ruined The Countryside For All Of Us. 2003. Oil On Canvas". It added: "The artist has found an unsigned oil painting and then s

New Mexico Graffiti Vandal Gives Up His Car ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - There'll be no more fun, fun, fun for one of Albuquerque's biggest graffiti vandals now that the mayor's taken his T-bird away. Noah Aime, blamed by city officials for graffiti at 250 sites across New Mexico's largest city, handed over his keys and title to his 1987 Ford Thunderbird to Mayor Martin Chavez during a news conference Monday. Aime also gave the mayor a check for $1,500 and will make monthly payments for a year as part of a restitution agreement with the city. Aime agreed to pay a total of $4,500 plus the car. "I now understand that this form of expression is not