Derwanz, H., 2013. Street Artists.

Careers on the Art and Design Markets

  • Katja Glaser DFG Research Training Group ‘Locating Media’ University of Siegen
Keywords: Street Art, Art and Design Markets, Visual Anthropology, Multi-Sited Ethnography, Visual Culture

Abstract

In her book “Street Artists. Careers on the Art and Design Markets” Heike Derwanz traces back the careers of three different street artists: Banksy, Shepard Fairey and No Logo/Jens Besser. She addresses questions of self-professionalization and conceptualizes street art as both an art historical and social phenomenon. She asks: How do careers of street artists evolve and under which circumstances are they successful? By outlining a transnational network of the so called ‘street art world’ she finally discusses the phenomenon on the basis of four different social spaces: the street, the media, and the art and design market.

Published
2015-12-20
How to Cite
Glaser, K. (2015). Derwanz, H., 2013. Street Artists. SAUC - Street Art and Urban Creativity, 1(1), 101. https://doi.org/10.25765/sauc.v1i1.21