Concept · 4 steps · Cultural & postmodern frames

Art That Advocates for Change

The full climb — from why a wall can shout louder than a gallery, all the way to reading the layered argument inside a real street work. Four short steps, each with its own toy to play with.

1 Where it comes fromPut the same artwork in a gallery and on a busy wall, and watch who actually sees it. 2 How to do itArtist, artwork, world, audience — build a piece and watch the four agencies light up. 3 Where it gets trickySlide a message from too-subtle to a shouty lecture, and find the sweet spot between. 4 Out in the wildBanksy, Keith Haring and muralists — decode the argument painted into each one.

← This concept rests on

The Language of Graffiti
Appropriation

→ It unlocks

Proposing a Street Artwork