Description
Introductory talk at Panora Arthouse Cinema in Malmö. The occassion was the premiere of the documentary film "The Man Who Stole Banksy".The talk focused on the artistic and monetary value of street artworks that have been removed from their original context with a view to sell. It problematised the status of the removed object as a work of art and pointed out that removed street artworks generally have a weak position on the art market. These are topics Bengtsen has written about in his book "The Street Art World" (2014).
Period | 2018 Sept 21 |
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Held at | Panora Arthouse Cinema, Sweden |
Degree of Recognition | International |
UKÄ subject classification
- Art History
Free keywords
- street art
- graffiti
- urban art
- Banksy
- street art world
- street art studies
- urban creativity
Related content
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Research output
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The Street Art World
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (monograph)
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Decontextualisation of Street Art
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Stealing from the public: the value of street art taken from the street
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Projects
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The commercial status of street art (pilot study)
Project: Research
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The Urban Creativity Pufendorf IAS Theme
Project: Research
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The Street Art World
Project: Dissertation