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Hosier Lane is ugly, dangerous and depraved
Imagine being a primary school teacher with a group of Grade Four students, exploring Australia’s number one Instagram spot, Hosier Lane, the best free tourist attraction in Australia as voted by Lonely Planet.
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Eye’ll be watching: new street art deterring illegal dumping in Bullens Lane
Walk along Bullens Lane in Melbourne’s CBD, and you might feel the piercing gaze of a pair of eyes staring you down.
Read MoreHas the urban art movement finished?
There is a variety of complexities involved in any attempt to define street art.
Read MoreA sustainable art precinct
A few months ago, I secured a lease on some land on the edge of the city on King St.
Read MoreWho painted the lane?
Hosier Lane is a well-known and culturally significant laneway located in the heart of the CBD. If you don’t know where it is, then you’re probably not from around here.
Read MoreBig blue artwork
July saw the completion of a major artwork The Blue Room by artist and provocateur Adrian Doyle.
Read MoreStreet art versus fine art
What defines street art and how does it sit with in the fine art world?
Read MoreMoney blowout on graffiti removal
Australia spends around $2 billion a year to remove graffiti, and Melbourne spends around $100 million on graffiti removal each year. That’s a lot of money; taxpayers’ money. I thought about different things this money could be used for …
Read MoreIs street art dead?
People always tell me that there isn’t anything new in art and that painting is dead.
Read MoreNu-muralism
Melbourne has long had a thriving street art and urban scene, and murals are becoming an ever-increasing part of this culture.
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