The urban space as a loudspeaker in art through the work of Banksy and JR.
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https://doi.org/10.17561/rtc.extra6.7052Keywords:
urban art, social action, social networks, Bansky, JRAbstract
The aim of this article is to talk about the appropriation of urban space as an instrument to give voice to minorities group. We analyze the works of contemporary artist and their role in the context in which they are situated. We will see how some artistic pieces make social problems visible and how they sometimes substantially modify and improve the lives of the groups involved.
Unlike the beginnings of graffiti in New York, when a movement promoted by the MTA (Metropolitan transit authority) began a fierce fight against graffiti and graffiti artists, today there is much constitutional support for urban art. Furthermore we must to added the capacity for “eternalization” that photography and subsequent publication on social media of these creations entails, which somehow make the work immortal, despite the ephemeral nature of this type of intervention.
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