Is there any evidence that putting art in empty windows actually helps? i see that a lot and I always find it kind of beseeching. Similarly my neighborhood has

Is there any evidence that putting art in empty windows actually helps? i see that a lot and I always find it kind of beseeching. Similarly my neighborhood has been putting up murals as an attempt to spur business development and it feels like I'm being sold on the neighborhood all the time. here's a particularly egregious example: https://doc-0s-ak-mymaps.googleusercontent.com/untrusted/hostedimage/67ht0gn364521qiheeia79564g/uhsiqhbjdjevdfvj56vmmgt3gs/1604687400000/n4O3GQzJCJ52Ks5STfVRszQY0LgPEOZg/*/6AF2TALpDt9jz8ikNyUcYNfv7TVRS5-uR5fOqJXpNfZoYhnesn413cJq44WolnU1UsqKWFuG_nupZ4rVXO0oqzIr2KAVFtr7Z5kbOI6JorHh5umzro0AAI6UmgsCRau3VMvJtjFE6cZVmeUFFMBfNm6hUMu8Bo9yfkMPsqPy8R4J_IVESUEWtGDQRD2K9FLz0K4AhJz8RcPuQRkbXo5F9Eh30EI4fCFo-IdyZE42hZMxDDuPwfDqli5TgniC_mj92dphw9YfZuqOQEgMrlA2dVBaWJ5yaUAJxmQ?fife=s16383 https://doc-0s-ak-mymaps.googleusercontent.com/untrusted/hos... It's frustrating that graffiti is seen so negatively. of course I'm against vandalism and it certainly doesn't belong on building facades but I'd take a wall of mediocre graffiti that's constantly refreshed over a business development funded mural any day. at least graffiti is honest