Murals and the City: A Comparative Perspective on Practices, Policies, and Regulations

By: Eynat Mendelson-Shwartz and Nir Mualam

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Synopsis: This book provides a cross-urban account on murals, street art, and public art in cities around the globe. It reviews the rules, policies, and regulations that frame how murals and street art are managed across a range of cities and contexts. Murals and street art serve as dynamic stages for communities and individuals with multiple and sometimes opposing identities, with the potential to cause disturbance and conflict. The book investigates the challenges they present to cities and city administrations, and the policies and practices that are crafted to address them. The global landscape of today's mural policies is discussed comparatively across a range of cities, and the impact of written rules, unofficial practices, and institutional arrangements on city spaces, walls, and surfaces is examined. An important contribution to this growing field, the book will appeal to students, practitioners, and scholars with an interest in public art, municipal governance, public space management, cultural policy, and urban design.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781040252222
Related ISBNs:: 9781003370956, 9781040252185, 9781032441986, 9781032441993
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/19/24
Copyrighted By:: Eynat Mendelson-Shwartz and Nir Mualam
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.