When a Bike is Stolen, a Fairy Dies And other messages on the streets that have escaped your attention

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.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow The ephemeral nature of street art

Art in museums is carefully preserved and, if necessary, restored in order to be kept indefinately. Street art, on the other hand, is finite by its very nature. Ephemerality is in fact one of its defining features. Some street art may be around for years. This holds true particularly for murals (although muralism kind of falls into a category of its own).

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