Why can’t our wall paintings last forever?

The creation of identity symbols of street art

Authors

  • Alice Nogueira Alves CIEBA/Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v3i1.58

Keywords:

Public Space, Preservation, Authenticity, Graffiti, Cultural Heritage

Abstract

The concept of ephemerality has been used in the last decades as the opposite of memory preservation. In this article, I seek to understand the valorization of street art as cultural heritage, as well as the strategies that have been adopted for its preservation in a non-institutional context.

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Published

2017-11-20

How to Cite

Alves, A. N. (2017). Why can’t our wall paintings last forever? The creation of identity symbols of street art. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 3(1), 12–19. https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v3i1.58

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017): Intangible Heritage

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Articles

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