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October 19, 2007
In his The Writing on the wall piece in The Guardian about Melbourne's stencil graffiti, Banksy says that:
The street art destroyed in Melbourne will survive on graffiti's new best friend - the internet. The web has done wonders for graffiti; it perfectly reflects its transient nature, and graffiti is ludicrously overrepresented on its pages. The ability to photograph a street piece that may last for only a few days and bounce it round the world to an audience of millions has dramatically improved its currency.
He adds that the graffiti will not be removed so it can be replaced by vistas of clean urban space,, since every meaningful spot will be clogged with giant billboards by the likes of McDonald's encouraging you to get fit by staying at home and watching the games on TV.
Gary Sauer-thompson, Central Arcade, Melbourne, 2007
He adds that Melbourne and London are genuine epicentres of the skewed human touch that can bring a little sparkle into the drudgery of public space. As Mark Holesworth over at Culture Critic @ Melbourne observes Centre Place has become a mess because nobody is showing any respect for the street art.
Marcus Westbury’s excellent program Not Quite Art (Tuesday 10pm ABC) promises to explore Hosier Lane and street art next week.
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The site you link to melbourne .com .au is a real turkey isn't it?
Centre Place is descibed as a "Hotpotch", on the site, which also has an awful logo. I also see the embarrassing phrase "...in the Southern Hemisphere". This link then further embarrasses itself by returning an error page for the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. I can't believe that Boliva does not have a taller error page. Pity it's not here, or I would cover it for worst of Perth.