Street art, public city : law, crime and the urban imagination / Alison Young.

Author/creator Young, Alison
Format Book
PublicationAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Descriptionxi, 177 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Street art.
Graffiti.
Urban beautification.
Crime.
Public spaces.
Sociology, Urban.

Contents The situational artwork -- Encounter : watching JR -- The cities in the city -- Encounter : criminal damage? -- Cityscapes -- Encounter : losing the image -- Criminalising the image -- Encounter : things on walls -- Street art and spatial politics -- Encounter : Banksy under glass -- Transformations : urban imagination in the public city.
Abstract "This book investigates street art and graffiti as cultural practices at the borders of legality and illegality. Cities are engaged in a continual process of cultural production through which their self-image is developed and refined; a process that is sometimes legal -- as with architecture, statuary, signage, advertising, and public art -- and sometimes not -- with practices such as billposting, graffiti and street art. Alternately (and sometimes simultaneously) considered criminal, gentrifying, or commercial, street art exists and operates on the boundaries between the legal and illegal, and between art, crime, and culture. Given its capacity to generate discussion and polarise opinion, street art is a cultural practice that can inform us about the nature of urban life and the limits of public space. Street Art, Public City: Crime and the Urban Imagination draws upon fifteen years of research to examines the ways in which street art has become as integral part of cities' cultural identities. It will be of interest to readers in the fields of street art and graffiti specifically, but also to those interested in issues relating to cities and urban space, legal geography, cultural criminology as well as cultural studies and art more generally. "-- Provided by publisher.
General note"A Glasshouse book"--Title page.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and index.
LCCN 2013021441
ISBN9780415538695 (hbk)
ISBN0415538696 (hbk)

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Joyner General Stacks NA9052 .Y68 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold