street art
English
Noun
street art (uncountable)
- Visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.
- 1967, Michigan Challenge, page 22:
- This summer over 50 outdoor street art shows will display the work of Michigan and out-of-state painters and craftsmen.
- 1979, 1979 Catalog: Slides, Film, Video & Books, page 36:
- There is a street art explosion in America today of unprecedented proportions. A few years ago a person seeking out street art would have had a long search with lean rewards. Since 1970, the situation has changed dramatically.
- 2013, Garry Hunter, Street Art: From Around the World:
- Little wonder then that subway cars became the canvas when street art literally went underground in the early 1970s.
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Synonyms
- urban art, guerrilla art
Derived terms
- street artist
Translations
visual art created in public space
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