{"id":1530,"date":"2023-12-04T23:17:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T04:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steamfest23\/?p=1530"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T04:17:48","slug":"banksy-mainstream-or-subversive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/2023\/12\/04\/banksy-mainstream-or-subversive\/","title":{"rendered":"Banksy: Mainstream or Subversive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leora Ellenberg<br \/>\nLink to zine: <a href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/3f5b03bdb7.html \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Banksy: Mainstream or Subversive?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For this project, I created two zines in one, which both address the question of whether Banksy is a mainstream artist. One zine is read traditionally starting in the front, while the second zine starts from the back page and reads in reverse. I felt this was a fun and unique way to address both sides of the debate.<br \/>\nIf read from the front, the zine presents as a traditional academic paper arguing for the point that Banksy has become a well-respected mainstream artist. From a format standpoint, I followed the normal conventions for a paper that would be submitted in any college course. I used a conventional font, incorporated proper MLA citations, and, in general, wrote in a conservative style. In essence, I presented the argument that Banksy is mainstream in a mainstream and conventional format.<br \/>\nIf read from the back, the zine presents as a more impassioned assertion that Banksy remains a subversive artist who is not part of the mainstream. From a format standpoint, I presented in a very different style. Like Banksy, I strayed from the traditional expectations, incorporating an uncommon font, incorporating different colors and font sizes, and using a background image. I tried to write in a different style, incorporating more first-person language and a less sedate presentation. In essence, I presented the argument that Banksy is not mainstream by ignoring the mainstream expectations of an academic submission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two zines in one examining both sides of the debate on whether Banksy is now a mainstream artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":1531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,85,39,62,67],"tags":[168,195,611,899],"class_list":["post-1530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5","category-art","category-hong-caroline","category-queens","category-seminar-1-the-arts-in-nyc","tag-art","tag-banksy","tag-mainstream","tag-subversive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/steam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}