Wellington Street Art

I've been meaning to take some pics of the "street art" on the hoardings around the Chaffers Park development opposite New World. Why the dicky quote marks? Because part of me feels they should be included in my documentation of Wellington street art, and another part is a complete snob. It's obvious that the artists have been invited to utilise sections of the hoardings. How did they decide who to ask? Were the designs vetted by the council? I'm afraid that for me, street art is attractive when there is subversion involved. Okay, I'll probably get round to including these works at some stage, but it's more fun stepping down alleyways to find the hidden treasure than checking out some huge garishly-coloured council's idea of what street art is.

Check out an interesting discourse on street art from fellow Wellingtonian. The placement of work in the vicinity of art galleries is an intriguing one. Is it happening in other cities - can anyone tell me?