Social Aesthetics: Old and New Makings in Chile's Street Art

This article problematizes the resonance of divisions such as professional/amateur or art/craft in the context of contemporary street art in Chile, a set of practices that provides an interesting window to explore issues of self - organization and new models of making in a country that is usually hailed as one the most successful economy in the region. It uses the recent ‘blanking out’ of the Mapocho river’s bank (that for decades has been a favoured canvas for street artists), which aimed to provide a neutral background for a light art project carried out by established artists – the Museo Arteluz — , as the space to articulate this discussion.

Article about recent wave of street artists in Chile. Originally a conference paper.