The “edgy authenticity” of street art makes it an ideal tool for urban planners seeking to attract the new “creative class”.
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Graffiti exists in our public spaces, our communities, and our streets – and it has many detractors. Why, though, don’t we spend more time worry about the impact of advertising on public space?
Speaking with: Cameron McAuliffe on graffiti, art and crime
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Is graffiti art or crime? While many cities have adopted tough legal measures to prevent graffiti, they are also beginning to recognise the cultural and economic value of street art.
Painting over Banksy’s latest work has proved an embarrassment for the local council responsible. Council officials had to admit that they hadn’t realised the work was by Banksy and, more pertinently…
In Buenos Aires, a mural commemorates the bombing in July 1994 of the AMIA Jewish Community Centre. The black wall bears the image of a majestic tortoise. Lady Justice perches atop, her white drapery tracing…
On the June weekend the Sydney Biennale closed, I arrived in Denmark to speak at a conference where the Greek theatre artist Alexandros Mistriotis proposed that “art liberates us from meaning”. A week…
Just a week before the inaugural game of the World Cup in Brazil, a vibrant wall-painting of a boy crying hysterically as he is served up a football instead of dinner, went viral. The image, shown above…
It all began with a muselet – the wire cage that holds a champagne cork in place. Flattened on the footpath, its complex pattern caught my eye. I began noticing others, and realised that every squashed…
Who exactly is behind the knitted bike rack cover that you walk past at the local park? And what is it that drives someone to cover a tree with intricately knitted creations? Yarn bombing – the practice…
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne recently opened what may be its most ambitious exhibition: Melbourne Now, on display until March 23 2014. It features hundreds of works selected by 30…
Street art is the name given to artworks placed in public, usually without permission – and Banksy is probably the most famous street artist in the world. Last week he completed a residency in New York…
Principales colaboradores
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Francine V. McNiff Professor of Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher in the Philosophy of Play, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, York St John University
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Lecturer, Screen and Cultural Studies, School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, University of Wollongong
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate and Collaborative Exchange Scholar, UCL
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Lecturer in Politics & International Political Sociology, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, UCL
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Artist, Curator, Producer, RMIT University
