The Mediapolis Q&A: Caitlin Bruce’s Painting Publics
Claire Sisco King
Claire King interviews Caitlin Bruce on her new book, Painting Publics: Transnational Legal Graffiti Scenes as Spaces for Encounter
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“Lo Internacional”: The International as Horizon for Legal Graffiti in Mexico
Caitlin Bruce
Caitlin Bruce examines the graffiti practices of a legal graffiti program in León, a city in central Mexico. Through her discussion of recent civic events, policies, celebrations, and news coverage dedicated to the program, Bruce shows how the international is a horizon of possibility, but also a looming constraint for the practice of public art.
Ser Humano/Ser Urbano: How Urban Art in Mexico Became a Carrier for So-Called Universal Values
Caitlin Bruce
In the first of her series of posts on transnational public art movements, Caitlin Bruce explores tensions around the relationship between urban identity and street art in Mexico.