OSGEMEOS and the Institutionalization of Street Art:

Cyclical Narratives

Authors

  • Theodore Kuttner Universität Hamburg, Department of Art History

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v1i2.29

Keywords:

Street Art, Institutionalization, Co-opting, Appropriation, Grafite

Abstract

When discussing the paradox of displacing the street art aesthetic, i.e. commissioning street artists to create work for art galleries, museums, or public murals, one inevitably has to address issues of co-opting, appropriation, and the institutionalization of a movement that began as a countercultural form of expression. Two commissioned pieces by OSGEMEOS are used as a case study. This paper parses through the discourse surrounding their production and removal. The goal therein is to break down these narratives and gain insight into the mechanisms at work and the inherent contradictions in the process of institutionalizing street art.

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Published

2015-12-20

How to Cite

Kuttner, T. (2015). OSGEMEOS and the Institutionalization of Street Art:: Cyclical Narratives. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 1(2), 49–58. https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v1i2.29

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015): Places and Non Places

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Articles

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