This novel-in-progress tracks the global transmission of graffiti from New York City in the 1970s while also displacing its singular point of origin with dizzying excursions into graffiti’s alt-histories
Read moreGraffiti and street art in the era of Instagram
A pioneering study of the impact of Instagram on graffiti and street art, now available from Intellect Books and the University of Chicago Press.
Read moreNew forms of digital racism
Drawing on a study of white supremacist graffiti and the rise of the alt-right, this collaboration with Dr Gilbert Caluya (University of Melbourne) examines the rise of visual and viral forms of racism offline and online.
Read moreHeritage strategies for graffiti and street art
A study examining the range of global approaches, co-authored with two leading scholars in the field, Dr Sam Merrill (Umea University, Sweden) and Dr Susan Hansen (Middlesex University). Published by Routledge in late 2020.
Read moreManagement of street art precincts
Comparative research into the management of iconic street art sites internationally, from Stockwell, Southbank and Leake St in London to San Francisco’s Clarion Alley and the afterlife of New York’s 5 Pointz.
Read moreData visualisation and graffiti
Only two kinds of people are interested in graffiti and data: geeks and cops. Extending the work of the Instafame book, this work looks at the continuing large-scale data visualisations of graffiti and street art in time and space and considers the politics of graffiti, street art and Big Data.
Read moreNew approaches to graffiti management:
Commissioned by a local government, this study examines alternatives to zero tolerance policing and expensive large-scale cleaning contracts.
Read moreHow art museums are using social media
A longitudinal study of the use of Instagram by the world’s most visited and followed art museums, including the strategies art museums use to boost visitor engagement, in collaboration with Dr Kylie Budge (Western Sydney University).
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