Book contents
- Copyright in the Street
- Copyright in the Street
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Creativity and Originality of Graffiti Lettering
- 3 Copyright within Street Art and Graffiti Circles
- 4 Feelings about Attribution and Preservation
- 5 The Subcultures between an Anti-Establishment Ethos and the Mainstream
- 6 Sharing, Biting, and Social Norms
- Epilogue
5 - The Subcultures between an Anti-Establishment Ethos and the Mainstream
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2023
- Copyright in the Street
- Copyright in the Street
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Creativity and Originality of Graffiti Lettering
- 3 Copyright within Street Art and Graffiti Circles
- 4 Feelings about Attribution and Preservation
- 5 The Subcultures between an Anti-Establishment Ethos and the Mainstream
- 6 Sharing, Biting, and Social Norms
- Epilogue
Summary
This chapter highlights the (often) anti-establishment feature of street and graffiti art, explaining that many artists within these communities believe there is no contradiction between this element of their creative practice and showing interest in copyright regimes as well as taking commissions, doing merchandising and in general accepting the institutional art market. It also focuses on the selling out dilemma and the so-called paradox of consumerist anti-consumerism. The chapter then draws some similarities between the graffiti subculture and the advertising world.
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- Copyright in the StreetAn Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures, pp. 104 - 135Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023