Artivism and migration: JR and Banksy. A mediological analysis of the transfrontalier practices of refugees in Europe and Mediterranean

The research seeks to examine in depth the artistic interventions by two of the most famous protagonists, indeed pioneers, of the language of contemporary artivism: the French–Tunisian JR and the British Bansky (whose identity is still unknown, since the artist operates in secrecy because some of his practices are illegal and the contents of his works are so provocative). Celebrated on a global level and highly valued on the international art market, JR and Banksy move skilfully along the border of artistic experience between mainstream and underground. Indeed they are accredited as being the greatest exponents of the urban scenes they inhabit as the wellsprings of transpolitical expressions and the poetics of the crossing and demolition of frontiers.