Migration in (Street) Art

Examples from around the world

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References

Λευτέρης Μαργαρίτης (2018). Πολιτική ή λαικισμός; [online] O-klooun.com. Available at: https://www.o-klooun.com/anadimosiefseis/politiki-laikismos [Accessed 19 Feb. 2024].

Aesthetics of migration: Street art in the Mediterranean Border Zones (2015) Nahrain Al-Mousawi. Available at: https://nahrainam.com/portfolio/aesthetics-of-migration-street-art-in-the-mediterranean-border-zones/ (Accessed: 19 February 2024).

Banksy (2018). Street Art – Des oeuvres attribuées à Banksy à Paris. [online] 24 heures. Available at: https://www.24heures.ch/des-oeuvres-attribuees-a-banksy-a-paris-734308536367 [Accessed 19 Feb. 2024].

Banksy (2019). 5 Most Notable Artworks on Migration in 2019. [online] Widewalls. Available at: https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/artworks-migration-2019/banksy-child-venice.

Delson, S. (2022) Imagining the Great Migration - The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal. Available at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/imagining-the-great-migration-11665770596 (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

Donna (2016) Street artist Gaia’s latest mural recognises human necessity to migrate, Italy 2016: Graffitistreet.com/news, GraffitiStreet. Available at: https://www.graffitistreet.com/street-artist-gaias-latest-mural-recognises-human-necessity-to-migrate-italy-2016/ (Accessed: 19 February 2024).

Dreph (2017) Michael Johns, The Brixton Society. Available at: https://www.brixtonsociety.org.uk/local-history/brixton-murals/michael-johns-2/ (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

FRANCE 24 (2018) Street artist banksy takes aim at migrant crisis, greed as he hits Paris for First Time, France 24. Available at: https://www.france24.com/en/20180711-banksy-france-culture-street-art-uk-macron-paris-migrant-bataclan (Accessed: 19 February 2024).

Haden, D.D. (2022) ‘they went to sea’ mural focuses on immigration and is created from Yola’s award-winning film, Doncaster 2022, GraffitiStreet. Available at: https://www.graffitistreet.com/they-went-to-sea-mural-focuses-on-immigration-and-is-created-from-yolas-award-winning-film-doncaster-2022/ (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

Holston, B. (2017) Migration is not a crime, The Wild Detectives. Available at: https://thewilddetectives.com/bill/articles/community/migration-is-not-a-crime/ (Accessed: 19 February 2024).

Jobson, C. (2015) New works from banksy at the The Jungle Refugee Camp in Calais, Colossal. Available at: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/new-works-from-banksy-at-the-the-jungle-refugee-camp-in-calais/ (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

Kaye, L. (2020) Pillars of salt that sing and dance, The Vancouver Observer. Available at: https://www.vancouverobserver.com/culture/theatre/pillars-salt-sing-and-dance-0.html (Accessed: 19 February 2024).

Magee, F. (2014) Fintan Magee Paints ‘The migration’, a new mural in Perth, Australia, StreetArtNews. Available at: https://streetartnews.net/2014/11/fintan-magee-paints-migration-new-mural.html (Accessed: 19 February 2024).

Matthews, M. and Avila, S. (2018a) Migration & murals with Layqa Nuna Yawar, WBGO. Available at: https://www.wbgo.org/wbgo/2018-12-03/migration-murals-with-layqa-nuna-yawar (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

Matthews, M. and Avila, S. (2018b) Migration & murals with Layqa Nuna Yawar, WBGO. Available at: https://www.wbgo.org/wbgo/2018-12-03/migration-murals-with-layqa-nuna-yawar (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

McCarthy, K. (2017). Guerrilla Gallery: Immigration. [online] Kristy McCarthy. Available at: https://www.kristymccarthy.com/guerrilla-gallery-immigration [Accessed 19 Feb. 2024].

Park, L.E. (2021) Understanding migrant journeys: A twin ports observance of World Refugee Day, Perfect Duluth Day. Available at: https://www.perfectduluthday.com/the-event/understanding-migrant-journeys-a-twin-ports-observance-of-world-refugee-day/ (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

VASSAR (2016). Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement, and Education (CFMDE). [online] VASSAR Migration and Displacement Studies. Available at: https://migration-displacement.vassar.edu/projects/consortium-on-forced-migration-displacement-and-education-cfmde/ [Accessed 19 Feb. 2024].

Warsama , Y. (no date) Migration Series, Dreph. Available at: http://dreph.co.uk/migration-series/ (Accessed: 01 February 2024).

Yawar, L.N. and Carbret, R. (2019) Migrant imaginary: What is the future of migration in Philadelphia, and in the United States in general?, Mural Arts Philadelphia. Available at: https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/migrant-imaginary/ (Accessed: 01 February 2024).