Forced into selling his own merchandise to stop others doing the same, the artist could end up facing other similar challenges because he trademarks rather than copyrights his artworks.
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Take a fresh look at graffiti: even seemingly simple scribbles can hold political and social significance.
Street art promotes public dialogue on social justice issues and can lead to opportunities for learning outside of formal schooling.
As the Port Talbot Banksy is moved to a new street art museum, the very reason it was created is being ignored.
Graffiti contributes to place-making by creating meaningful or identifiable spaces.
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.
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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