Streets are home not only to all sorts of signs and a great deal of advertising, they also function as a medium for yet another form of communication. One that defies the prevailing linguistic code of the city as it doesn’t urge us to abide by the law, or lures us into irrationally purchasing things we don’t need.
Kunst in musea wordt zorgvuldig geconserveerd en zo nodig gerestaureerd om tot in lengte van dagen behouden te blijven. Street art daarentegen is – heel kenmerkend – in principe een eindig leven beschoren. Sommige street art valt jarenlang te bezichtigen, denk met name aan muurschilderingen (hoewel die eigenlijk in een …
Whether it concerns cartoons, impersonations or parodies on television, in theatre or in literature, traditionally politicians and world leaders have always been at the receiving end of mockery. In the street art scene this is no different; artists do not hold back showing in a playful manner which rulers they find are the bad hombres.
