Join us for the Melbourne book launch of 'Urban surfaces, graffiti, and the right to the city.

6pm on 11 April 2024 @ Bookshop by Uro, Collingwood Yards

We have established a research network on urban surfaces!

Join us for an online book forum about Urban surfaces, graffiti, and the right to the city.

Images shape cities, but who decides which ones survive? It's a matter of visual justice.

Email abstracts by 16 February 2024 to participate in this session at the Royal Geographical Society conference in London, 27-30 August.

Email abstracts by 16 February 2024 to participate in this session at the Royal Geographical Society conference in London, 27-30 August.

New Books Now podcast episode on Urban Surfaces, graffiti, and the right to the city

Graffiti, pristine walls, advertising posters, and municipal signage all compete on city surfaces to establish and imprint their values on our environments. It is the first time that the surfacescapes of our cities are granted the entire attention of a book as material, visual, and legal territories.

Melbourne laneways, urban cultures, graffiti management policies, and a bit about my upcoming book – listen now to our episode “Urban Surfaces, Graffiti and the right to the city”.

How do an urban scholar, a printmaker, and a sculptor operate with the notion of the surface? Listen to our podcast to find out!