Street Theory: How Street Graphics
Deconstruct the World

Text and Photos by Antonio R. Lopez

"I believe an artist has to have a dialog with the media, at present, because the media define reality..."

"You have to embrace other media, and industries other than 'art,' as the only way to be effective in contemporary society."

Jeff Koons

You want information? Take a look at this city, Maya. The graffiti on the walls, the crazy sh*t the bums and crackheads and wild kids come out with. This is the underground data exchange; the infranet. The city is the hardware and the people are the software.

Coyote in Grant Morrison's The Invisibles

The street has its own uses for technology.

William Gibson, Neuromancer

The following visual essay explores how streets are zones of contention between the public and corporate media. It is presented here to demonstrate how new media can serve as an alternative form of storytelling and media commentary.