Outlaw art: the ruling against ‘Brisbane’s Banksy’ needs to start a debate

Anthony Lister’s street art has been well received internationally, but his home town has found him guilty of vandalism
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Image from Anthony Lister’s solo exhibition in Miama at Robert Fontaine Gallery via www.anthonylister.com

Most days, as I travel along Milton Road in my hometown of Brisbane, I pass a mural that catches my eye. It’s only in heavy traffic that you really get to see the detail and the intricate story being told.

There’s a ballerina and a business guy, and colour, and light, and movement, and joy, and sadness. It’s one of my favourite pieces around Brisbane, and until recently I had no idea who had done it.

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Liam Miller
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Researcher in the Philosophy of Play, The University of Queensland