The Politics and Aesthetics of Street Art
Viewing:
- Keith Haring, Crack is Wack (1986)
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, Melting Point of Ice (1984)
- Banksy, Parking (2010)
- Banksy, If Graffiti Changed Anything (2011)
Reading:
- Ana Bambic, “80’s Kings: Basquiat, Haring & Futura,” Widewalls Feb 13, 2014.
- “Banksy painting self destructs after $1.4 million sale,” CBS Evening News Oct 9, 2018.
Writing: Respond to ONE of the following prompts. Keep your response short, posting as a reply under the appropriate heading in the comments section:
- Point out a key contrast OR continuity in the street art featured above.
- Post a photo you took of street art here in London, then comment on how it draws upon or violates the tradition shown above.