024-Graffiti and the Aesthetics of Transgression
Episode 24 of the Sound Philosophy podcast, hosted by Chadwick Jenkins, titled "024-Graffiti and the Aesthetics of Transgression" was published on November 13, 2020 and runs 55 minutes.
November 13, 2020 ·55m · Sound Philosophy
Summary
In this episode I am joined by Matt Carter to discuss the aesthetics and civics of graffiti art, or writing. We begin with the important transition in the 1960s from older forms of graffiti to modern graffiti art, examine the integral nature of transgression to the aesthetics of the art, consider the importance of writing and the signature, and conclude by discussing the question of the ownership of public space. Episode art comes from: By derivative work: Jemandanderes (talk)Seen_bode_ny.jpg: https://www.flickr.com/people/sweet_child_of_mine/ - Seen_bode_ny.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5578651
Episode Description
In this episode I am joined by Matt Carter to discuss the aesthetics and civics of graffiti art, or writing. We begin with the important transition in the 1960s from older forms of graffiti to modern graffiti art, examine the integral nature of transgression to the aesthetics of the art, consider the importance of writing and the signature, and conclude by discussing the question of the ownership of public space. Episode art comes from: By derivative work: Jemandanderes (talk)Seen_bode_ny.jpg: https://www.flickr.com/people/sweet_child_of_mine/ - Seen_bode_ny.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5578651
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