OSGEMEOS and the Institutionalization of Street Art:

Cyclical Narratives

Autores/as

  • Theodore Kuttner Universität Hamburg, Department of Art History

DOI:

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

Palabras clave:

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

Resumen

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.

Publicado

2015-12-20

Cómo citar

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