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Banksy’s ‘boy in falling snow/pollution’ is part of a worldwide movement of artistic activism against environmental problems and climate change.
A rainy day and a meeting with a street artist lead to a mediation on the “mirror effect” for researchers.
Trump Baby is the latest in a long history of visual protests. But is this ‘cheap shot street theatre’ truly effective, or should we ask more of protest artists?
A walk down Melbourne’s streets reveals more commercial street art than the spontaneous politics of years past.
Just because graffiti is illegal shouldn’t mean an artist can’t protect his work. The law should step in when big brands try to exploit street art.
In a landmark court decision, graffiti has been ruled to be proper art worthy of recognition and protection.
A judge in New York City just awarded graffiti artists US$6.7 million after a developer whitewashed their murals. On the surface, it seems like a huge victory for street artists. But could it backfire?
Guerilla street artist Banksy has livened up the new Basquiat exhibition in London with some choice murals outside. But is it an homage or infringement?
Melbourne’s street art has an international reputation and may be a very valuable tourist attraction. But the city remains ambivalent about the activities that have created its ‘laneway galleries’.
Ambience is a result of a whole range of processes and physical objects. We can use a systems approach to examine and describe what needs to be done to achieve such a subjective quality in a street.
Some say homelessness creates squalor in our cities. But Hosier Lane — the most Instagrammed spot in Melbourne — thrives partly due to homeless street artists.
When commercial giants want to capitalise on graffiti ‘logos’, it’s time to protect street artists under copyright law.
An exhibition in Melbourne of work by the world’s most famous street artist is replete with ironies: from the eerily neat faux London streetscape in which the works hang to the hefty price tag and copious merchandise.
Ghana’s Chale Wote festival’s main aim is to provide an alternative platform for the arts. It uses street arts to break creative boundaries and cultivate a wider audience for the arts in West Africa.
A candid assessment of the impact of the games, from an academic on the ground.
Graffiti and street art are not just a backdrop in Pokémon Go but also a template for how to navigate urban space. Indeed lovers of street art have long played their own kind of multi-player game, with sites and rewards hidden across the city.
We may think of buskers as romantic free spirits. But when Melbourne and Sydney buskers were asked what they thought about council regulations, their answers were surprising.
Brisbane street artist Anthony Lister has been convicted of ‘wilful damage’ graffiti. Who is being harmed, when our legal system is forced to devalue cultural capital?
With more and more street artists partnering with corporations, it’s important that they don’t compromise their moral standing to earn a living.
Top contributors
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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
