Consumption of Everyday Urban Culture:
An Exploration into Public Perceptions of Graffiti and Street Art
March 17, 2021
Student: Robert Kirk Major: Exercise Physiology
My goal was to explore the relationships between space and power in everyday urban life through the mediums of graffiti (ex. tagging without permission) and street art (ex. commissioned murals). I conducted a survey to gain information on public perceptions of graffiti and street art, and I did a literature review to analyze these perceptions in respect to space and power relationships. Ultimately, I discovered that the relationship between graffiti and street art exposes a constant power struggle present in everyday urban spaces, more specifically, power struggles generated by using the neoliberal approach of gentrification as a tool for urban redevelopment.
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Sources with Links (PDF)
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