From sculptures to graffiti, urban art can improve quality of life – but it can also do the exact opposite without proper planning.
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Anonymity and secrecy are fundamental to the artist’s oeuvre.
By systematically tracking changes in murals over time, we have gained profound insights into the dynamics of peace and conflict.
The murals have captured the public imagination because they play with something beyond the world of pop art – our love, fear and fascination with animals.
Many of those who celebrate Banksy hold contradictory positions on precisely the themes his works seem to address.
Our city streets are covered with posters, signage, art and graffiti. How can these public images support diversity and justice in cities?
The desire to transfer the thrills of surfing on to dry land created the monumental culture of skateboarding, now vividly documented in a new exhibition.
Iranian artists are showing renewed determination to promote freedom as a cultural necessity in Iran, even in the face of a government crackdown.
In the last decade, some graffiti writers have moved from outlaw taggers to sought-after artists.
Banksy has unveiled six new works in Ukraine, created on the walls of bombed buildings.
Afghanistan’s Artlords are using art on blast walls to advocate for social change and to stand in contrast to the country’s war lords, drug lords and corruption.
Street artist Rone’s return to his home town gallery is sure to draw crowds — but his definition of ‘beauty’ is conventional and narrow.
From oil disasters in Mauritius to street artists in South Africa, the story of rubbish in the media helps shape popular culture and environmental change.
From coronavirus to climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement, street artists expressed their views on the walls and in the parks and laneways of Australia in 2020.
Would you photograph paintings in an art gallery to make a set of postcards? If this scenario give you an ethical twinge, you should feel the same when photographing street art.
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ to be painted on a street near the White House. The act would have been considered vandalism had it not been done by city workers.
During COVID-19, boarded-up storefronts host various new types of inspirational, informational and decorative murals that should be read critically as representing political agendas for the future.
Street artists offer us momentary respite from the psychological weight of the global crisis.
Busking has long been a way for musicians to gain performance experience and garner a following. Digital platforms are powerful tools that can transmit local artists to global audiences.
The defacing of a new Banksy mural in Bristol has raised some interesting legal questions.
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Professor of Intellectual Property Law, City St George's, 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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Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Waterloo
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Researcher in the Philosophy of Play
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Associate Professor in Sociology and Criminology, York St John University
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Lecturer of Film and Television, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Rockefeller University
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Researcher, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor in criminology, UNSW
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Artist, Curator, Producer, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate and Collaborative Exchange Scholar, UCL
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Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University
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Lecturer in Politics & International Political Sociology, Queen Mary University of London