Said Dokins entreaties the world to preserve aboriginal culture and, more specifically, its languages with two pieces he recently completed for Brisbane Street Art Festival in Queensland, Australia. Both pieces accomplish their intention through participatory art with the help of members from various aboriginal communities. In creating “Stories of a Word” Dokins learned the inner …

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Marielle Franco, the 38-year-old Brazilian activist known for defending Rio’s black, LGBT and favela communities was brutally murdered in Rio de Janeiro on March 14, 2018. The Aidél cooperative, together with the Italian street artist Alessio Bolognesi recently created a mural that pays tribute to the human rights activist and is a gift to  the Krasnodar district …

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Detroit based artist Pat Perry recently completed a mural titled “City Of Poets” and  workshops with kids from both Syrian refugee and Kurdish communities in Sulaymaniyah, a city in the Kurdish part of Iraq. This project was implemented by Samantha Robison of aptART in collaboration with UNHCR. Since this was Pat’s first trip to the Middle East, I was curious …

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After an eight-month process, with an international open call for artists, Escif was the artist finally chosen to translate the historical fight and citizens values in the 400m2 wall in Plaza de la Salut in sant Feliu de Llobregat. “La Plaza Es Nuestra” (The Square is Ours) is the title of the brilliant mural that the …

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Pop culture and fan conventions have evolved from small get-togethers into large cultural gatherings with business endeavors, where creators can share projects and merchandise. In their second annual Five Points Fest, Clutter Magazine have grown the art-centric festival into a celebration of the graffiti spirit. Taking place over the weekend of June 2nd-3rd at the …

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In this era of the inescapable “spin zone” where alternate facts rain supreme and consumers must learn for themselves how to discern native advertising from genuine content, it can be a tiring daily job to decipher what is fact and what is fiction. Truth itself is a concept than numerous artists have taken on through …

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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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“I think Banksy wishes he could be Himbad” –  D*Face Regardless of the statements’ validity, Himbad is an intriguing persona; he explores the deepest depths of his own psyche through his critically-acclaimed work. His murals can be found around the globe in cities ranging from Los Angeles and Tokyo to Berlin and Paris. Last month, …

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Recently in Spain a sentence was issued regarding a trial for a gang rape of five young men to an 18-year-old girl. The sentence declares them guilty of sexual abuse. According to the judges there was no rape since they did not perceive violence or intimidation, so they refused to condemn them for sexual assault …

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In the midst of the first parliamentary elections since the defeat of ISIS, with tangled up political flags strewn across the streets and power lines, youth in Sulaymaniyah (Iraq) helped aptART and Pat Perry craft a message that lifts up the city’s notorious history as the region’s center of protest, of poets, and the outcry …

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The urban art initiative Urban Nation – known for their One Wall project and most recently for the opening of the first contemporary urban art museum in Schöneberg invited the Swiss duo Nevercrew to Berlin to paint a new mural titled “Reification.” About the Mural This work takes direct inspiration from the architectonic structure on …

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The Serbian Street Artist Artez just wrapped up his trip to Santa Cruz de La Palma (Canary Islands), leaving behind a wonderful new mural. Curated by Santa Cruz, Capital del Color, the initiative aims to beautify parts of the Capital by restorations of buildings and by bringing colors and vibrancy to the city walls. About The Mural Artez’s style …

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