Date of Completion
2019
Thesis Type
College of Arts and Science Honors
Department
Art History
First Advisor
Anthony Grudin
Keywords
graffiti, contemporary art, street art, new york city, new york
Abstract
My project explores the themes of political unrest, economic instability, and social injustice as pertaining to contemporary illegal street art (2003-2018) within New York City. Street art and graffiti have been used in recent years as a means of communication and political activism to reach a broad audience; for some this has been about participating in a political atmosphere or expressing personal values, and for others it is about confronting institutional power and questioning leadership. In today’s highly fractured political and social climate, considering art’s ability to communicate and the ways in which people choose to express opinions and tackle injustices is of the utmost importance.
Recommended Citation
Quigg, Morgan K., "Reclaiming Cities and Spatial Citizenship: Contemporary Street Art as a Form of Political Aggravation and Protest" (2019). UVM College of Arts and Sciences College Honors Theses. 61.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/castheses/61