Special Report - Catfight Magazine

New MediaStreet Art -Die Stadt als Spielplatz„Street art is hip and books concerningthis subject are as well. Designers areinspired by Street art aesthetics, andlikewise, streetartists are inspired bythe code and forms of media and massconsumption. The subversive aspect ofStreet art, as a part of the resistanceand society criticism, is in most publicationshowever only barely brought up fordiscussion. Or only gloryfied as a coolattitude. Attitudes and aesthetics of therevolutionary are easily copied by brandssuch as Nike, Adidas and Sony, with their‘streetwise’ advertisements. With theirbook ‘Street art, The city as a playground’Daniela Krause and Christian Heinickeattempt to not only show the aestheticsof Street art, but also to show a broaderview to the phenomenon. They did’tmake book with the reserved view of ascientist, but as a participating observer.”Kris Krois in: SocialspeciallySites to seewww.km4042.de and www.jugendkulturen.de