Graffiti, Street Art, and Culture in the era of the Global City

The Ana Botella Crew case

Authors

  • Luis Menor Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (IGOP-UAB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v1i2.31

Keywords:

Graffiti, Culture, Public space, Internet, Hegemonic urban models

Abstract

What is the role of art in the reinforcement or rejection of current models of public space management in our cities? To answer this question, we must attend to the ties of all artwork with public institutions, and whether or not it questions the dominant order. In this article, I will focus on the works of the Ana Botella Crew, a group of artists from Madrid, as an example of “artivism” that challenges the City Council’s management of public spaces in Madrid. My aim is to explore how useful internet tools can be to articulate artistic interventions that challenge the hegemonic uses of public space, in what Sassen has called the global city.

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Published

2015-12-20

How to Cite

Menor, L. (2015). Graffiti, Street Art, and Culture in the era of the Global City: The Ana Botella Crew case. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 1(2), 59–69. https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v1i2.31

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

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Articles

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