Street Art and Consent

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ID4158081
AuthorsSamuel Bacharach (0000-0002-6001-2922, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author), Sondra Bacharach
Year2015
Volume55
Issue4
Pages481-495
Publication date2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Aesthetics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0904 • E-ISSN: 1468-2842
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/aesthj/ayv030
OpenAlexW2252692114
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Street art has exploded: it pervades our back alleys, surrounds us at bus-stops, covers billboards, competes with advertising and generally serves as urban wallpaper in most cities. But what is street art? A far cry from mere graffiti, street art has gained some social acceptance, but it remains neither officially sanctioned like public art, nor institutionally condoned, like its more traditional artistic cousins in museums. Somewhere in between these two extremes, street art has emerged, occupying a metaphysically suspect grey area between illegal activity and bona fide art. This paper explores the nature of this emerging art form and draws out some of the differences between street art, public art and ‘mere’ graffiti

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Contemporary art · Criminology · Graffiti · Performance art · Public art · Rock art · Sculpture · Sociology · Suspect · Visual arts · History · Law in Society and Culture · Public Spaces through Art

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