After decades of resistance, 2018 marks 70 years since the Nakba. Palestinian and international voices echoed across countless media outlets and public gatherings all over the globe calling for a right oppressed for 7 decades in the most barbarian of approaches and atrocities, the Right to Return. Knowing the recklessness of the occupier and the …

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Lebanon’s electoral farce of 2018 has as usual put forth the major candidates that have been in the parliament since the establishment of the country under the umbrella of democracy of course. Some other names have been glued in their parliamentary seats since the civil war and few others have joined this eternal mission couple …

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Humans have identified with war and conflict since the dawn of time more than they have ever tried to identify with each other. This is particularly the case of the Lebanese post-civil war scene, where the discourse of war and sectarian hostility still floats at the surface of everyday interactions among people. In the region …

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2017 has been a very busy year for Argentinean Artist Milu Correch. She had her first solo show “Among Ashes” in Buenos Aires, her hometown, and managed to paint several murals in Argentina and parts of Europe.  About “Among Ashes” Exhibition “Among ashes” is Milu’s first solo show exhibited in April 2017 in a workshop …

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Finland’s multi-city street art festival UPEA was held for the second year in September 2017. UPEA invites the most talented artists from all over the world to create more than 20 large scale murals in 13 different Finnish cities. Following its first edition success in 2016, the event further added to Finland’s festival scene this …

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Amnesty International teamed up with the world’s leading street art festival NUART and South African street artist Ricky Lee Gordon in the Norwegian city of Stavanger to celebrate the bravery of human rights activists around the world.  About the Project Adding his voice to Amnesty International’s ‘Brave’ campaign, Ricky Lee Gordon created a mural of Sakris Kupila, …

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Recently the well-known Ukrainian artist Sasha Korban has returned back from sunny Italy, where he was invited by the organizers of In Wall We Trust International Street Art Festival to paint a mural with the support of Sky Art Foundation. About The Mural He created his mural throughout five days in the picturesque town of Airola near …

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Fabio Petani collaborates with Paolo Psyko to realize a mural in Camposanto (MO) for the 2017 edition of the Quadricromie Festival  About the Mural The wall is in a small comune (Camposanto) in the Province of Modena  in northern Italy. It is a collaboration between Fabio Petani and Paolo Psyko for Quadricromie festival, 2017. Fabio studied and …

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Lebanon’s culture, nature and location has attracted people for many centuries. This country is home for countless sites, timeless history, magnificent nature, extravagant food, and unconventional adventures. And above all, it is a hub for art and culture for the Middle East and the world. Unfortunately, the war has marginalized many beautiful Lebanese villages and …

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