Bodies and protest, Part II
This week we will look at street art, parkour and the relationship between art and society as manifested on the everyday streets.

"I painted this on the side of Poundland in North London. A shop which sells cheap jubilee merchandise, is located on the route of the Olympic torch relay and was caught using sweatshop labour two years ago. But I only discovered any of this afterwards - I just thought it was a nice coloured wall." (Banksy, 2012)
Task 9
Read this article and answer the following questions.
Ortuzar, J (2009). "Parkour or l'art du déplacement: A Kinetic Urban Utopia". TDR: The Drama Review, Volume 53, Number 3, Fall 2009, pp.54-66.
2 |
|
3 |
|
Watch the excerpt from the 2010 documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop (05:15 mins) (opens in a new window) by the street artist Banksy and answer the following questions.
4 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
Search the internet for information on the street artist Banksy and take a look at his work. Choose one of his works and post it on this wall. Make a note on what commentary the piece might be making. Be prepared to discuss and qualify in class the work you chose.