Street Art vs the Museum/Gallery

Banksy

With the "Space Invaders" exhibition last year at the NGA in Canberra, the recent "Art in the Streets"  at MOCA in L.A, the "Street Art" show at the TATE Modern in London (2008) and the recent opening of the NGV Studio in Melbourne, it seems that street art has really been embraced by the institutions of the art world like never before in history. This provides a really interesting context for debate as to whether street art really belongs in or needs the sanction of the hallowed grounds of the art institutions. Whether you are a hardcore graffiti purist or a high art academic, there is one thing for certain....Street Art has taken the  global contemporary art scene by storm. We need to consider this in depth and look at how this came to be. What implications does it have for the future of street art as well as the cultural institution of the museum and the gallery?

Along with the photocopied articles I gave you to read, these are the links to the other sites:

http://www.artaustralia.com/article.asp?issue_id=195&article_id=334

http://www.invurt.com/2011/07/01/interview-david-hurlston-ngv/

http://www.justseeds.org/blog/2011/01/street_art_blus_1.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/12/moca_deitch_blu_censorship_and_the_state.html

http://www.artcharged.com.au/2011/03/wheres-the-stree/