Posts Tagged: murals
The Rise of Middle Eastern Street Art
While the Arab Spring of 2011 was by no means the beginnings of street art in the Middle East – UPDATE: as discussed in a recent openDemocracy talk – it did lead to an explosion of graffitis, murals and stencils across
The Rise of Middle Eastern Street Art
While the Arab Spring of 2011 was by no means the beginnings of street art in the Middle East – UPDATE: as discussed in a recent openDemocracy talk – it did lead to an explosion of graffitis, murals and stencils across
Monsters, fish and many-eyed men: Meet the new residents of an East London estate
The estate on Laburnum Street is an unlikely canvas. Windows are bricked up or smashed. Long-abandoned bicycles lie tangled in the balconies like dead insects. Then I see the monsters. Yellow and grotesque, they gnash against a black sky. It’s
Monsters, fish and many-eyed men: Meet the new residents of an East London estate
The estate on Laburnum Street is an unlikely canvas. Windows are bricked up or smashed. Long-abandoned bicycles lie tangled in the balconies like dead insects. Then I see the monsters. Yellow and grotesque, they gnash against a black sky. It’s
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