street art story sources

1. One of the potential aspects of this story that I'm really interested is the debate over public space, how it should be used, and who has the right to use it. This article from the New York Times profiles a group of artists and activists reacting against the prevalence of corporate advertising within public space. (publication)

2. "What is Street Art?" from Art Radar Asia gives nice, succinct definitions of street art in its various forms (including yarn bombing!), and briefly touches on questions of vandalism and legality. (blog post)

3. I was totally going to use this "Street Art, Sweet Art" article from the Journal of Consumer Research, but then I saw that Steve already did. Drat. Well anyways, here's an article about yarn bombing in Australia (EBSCO login req'd) (research resource)


4. Over here on justseeds, a local wheatpaster talks about a West Pittsburgh public art project. (there's a nice flickr feed to go along with it, too.) (expert)

5. Last of all this video is awesome, highlighting Shepard Fairey and the preparations for his exhibit at the Warhol last year. (bonus theme: the power of art to affect big change in society!) (a/v)