Artists Stand with Residents Against Artwashing

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Definition - Artwashing:


Washing art off of something.
Washing something with art.
Brainwashing somebody with art.
Washing someone named Art.
Artfully washing something.

What am I missing?

The relevant original phrase from days of yore:

"whitewashing":

"deliberately attempting to conceal unpleasant facts about a
person or organization"

A more recent phrase derived from "whitewashing is "greenwashing":

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenwashing.asp

Then "artwashing" follows in a logical way from these
two created terms.

To pile on unfairly, "artwashing" in this context creates a mental image of an industrial plant built on land purchased at high prices from speculators
with insider knowledge who bought up tax foreclosed houses then evicted their longtime residents then tore the houses down. Or, otherwise,
perhaps the land was a onetime city park that was not further developed for recreational use but placed in a land bank for industrial development with the blessing of the City Council.
Once built, this plant emits noises and pollutants above the regulated amounts but nothing seems to be done about it. If the local media or national environmental organizations inquires about any of this, they
are required to file FOIAs for any regulatory information which is grudgingly provided, at the highest prices, and in the longest possible time frame.

As a small remedial measure the forbidding concrete exterior of
the heavily fortified and guarded complex is painted with murals.
This would be "artwashing".