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This picture taken on February 20, 2017 shows An, a graffiti artist and vendor of spray cans, posing in front of a portrait of US rapper Ice Cube at his home workshop in Ho Chi Minh City. For many the spray can is a tool of rebellion -- illicit spray-painting is a way of defying restrictions in an authoritarian country where artists must have their work approved before exhibitions, shows are routinely shut down, and works deemed controversial are replaced by a black 'X' on gallery walls. / AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH NAM / TO GO WITH Vietnam lifestyle graffiti arts culture,FEATURE by Jenny Vaughan RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP via Getty Images)