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8-Acre Blighted Area in Boston transforms into Cultural Playground

UNMUTE GAZA: A Creative Movement Bringing Gaza’s Photojournalists to the Streets

Sami Wakim December 20, 2023

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C215 Stencil Haiti, April 2013

Sami Wakim September 12, 2013

C215 Stencil Haiti, April 2013 GUEMY Christian C215 “Stencil Rara” C215 Stencil session in port au prince, haiti, April 2013. Many thanks to Aude Hulot, Viktor Gjengaar, the Rara Follow Jah and the very nice people from Haiti. Rara !

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The American Dream By Jofre Oliveras

Vittoria Benzine December 23, 2019

One’s relationship to the place where they live largely depends upon their privilege, stemming either from the environment they were born into or the circumstances affecting their life. Either way, the experience of any one place is different for every person inhabiting that place. Rankings like those provided by US News incorporate metrics considering cost …

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Banksy’s Silence on Gaza: A Surprising Shift in the Artist’s Activism

Sami Wakim November 19, 2024

Banksy, the enigmatic street artist whose works have long served as social and political commentary, has often championed the plight of the oppressed. His art has critiqued war, capitalism, and systemic injustice in stark, often haunting ways. One of his most powerful gestures was the opening of The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem in 2017, …

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Duality: A Graffiti Story – Voice to the Voiceless

Veera Mylapore October 7, 2022

I feel a wild mix of emotions after watching Duality, A Graffiti Story (released October21st) the documentary produced by Buffalo 8, an LA-based production company. It feels dense and packed, like the works of graffiti it’s presenting, so much story to tell, in too little time. It feels like life on the edge, just barely …

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Interview with Pat Perry

Sami Wakim May 24, 2017

Pat Perry is an American artist and illustrator based in the Detroit area. He likes to spend his time drawing, painting, listening to music, reading and writing, even when he believes that fundamentally pictures speak louder than words. His street art works are often a mixture of social injustice and his native Midwestern sensibilities. I connected with Pat …

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Interview: YASH

Sami Wakim December 29, 2015

Yash is a mural artist living in Stockholm who draws inspiration from people, animals and their bodies. Light, colors and emotion play a central role in his work as well as a love for shapes and simplicity. I caught up with YASH and below is how it went down. Could you tell us a little …

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8-Acre Blighted Area in Boston transforms into Cultural Playground

UNMUTE GAZA: A Creative Movement Bringing Gaza’s Photojournalists to the Streets

Is “Selling Out” An Outdated Term?

SNIK ARTS – Winged Fire

Shifting Machine by Nevercrew in Cadenazzo, Switzerland

15 Artists To Look Out For In 2019

Peeta Creates New 3D Anamorphic Mural in Agropoli, Italy

How Superheroes Have Gone from the Big Screen to the Streets

Port-au-Prince

C215 Stencil Haiti, April 2013

The American Dream By Jofre Oliveras

Banksy’s Silence on Gaza: A Surprising Shift in the Artist’s Activism

Duality: A Graffiti Story – Voice to the Voiceless

Interview with Pat Perry

Interview: YASH

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