Off the street and into the gallery. This exciting book looks at work
from the past five years by some 35 contemporary artists from around
Australia. Playful, edgy, clever, satirical and political, street art
has significantly altered Australian visual culture over the past decade
and has announced the arrival of a new generation of contemporary
artists.
Space invaders engages with these developments and the radically
differing aesthetic offshoots of street art, from stencils to paste-ups,
stickers, and zines. It also explores the legal and commercial issues
particular to street art in Australia, and reveals the strategies
artists have used to divide their practice between the street and the
gallery. It includes insightful essays by people engaged with the scene,
interviews with artists practising on the streets today, and a multitude
of fabulous images.