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In a case of street art becoming public art, the City of Melbourne have given the Banksy piece Little Diver a protective covering. Note the photo below with the bolts holding in the cover. The bottom photo is from here: Banksy in Melbourne.

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Work of British graffiti artist Banksy, "the little diver". Found at the back of the Nicholas Building on the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Lane, Melbourne.

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It is said that there is a thin line between art and porn when it comes to nudity in movies. So too with graffiti and its thin line between art and vandalism.

I saw this piece of graffiti though which I think sums up the reason for most of the rubbish graffiti in the world. It's usually done by young men who just need to get laid.

Labels: belgium, liege, street-art

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The City of Melbourne are sponsoring art installations in the laneways of Melbourne. The Laneway Commissions 2007.

Gates of Hell
Heather B. Swann
Degraves Place (off Degraves Street between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane)
20 July - 9 March 2008

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The stencil graffiti of Banksy is well known in the UK. The pseudo-anonymous artist is said to be from Bristol. This piece is on a prominent building in Park Street, Bristol.

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In the spirit of Cow Parade, now comes Kangaroo Karnival (www.kangarookarnival.com), an urban art project in aid of the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

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Manhole art - Bratislava

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Amsterdam comes to Melbourne

Dutch Masters from the Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam, is a collection of 17th century Dutch art, on display in Melbourne while the Rijksmuseum is being renovated. Quite impressive that this collection will be here.



St. Kilda Street Art

Meanwhile in my home neighbourhood of St. Kilda I have been seeing this most amusing street art/political protest installation. Little flags pinned onto dog turds on the nature strip.



The man on the right is Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

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