Cultural Context

The broader cultural conversations street art participates in — politics, gentrification, public space, ownership, the legitimization of the form by institutional art.

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Cultural Context

On the Question of Who Owns the Wall

The question of who owns the wall — the property owner, the city, the artists who paint on it, the community that…

Vera Holloway May 3, 2026 7 min read

Cultural Context

On the Wall as a Public Conversation

Walls are among the most-old of public surfaces. The contemporary street art tradition continues a conversation that's been happening on them for…

Vera Holloway May 3, 2026 6 min read