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INTERCESSION: Illuminating Perspectives Through African American Photography

Sami Wakim February 14, 2024

Newton, MA – A compelling exhibition, INTERCESSION, showcasing the diverse talents of Boston-area African American photographers, is gracing the New Art Corridor Gallery at 245 Walnut Street. Opened on MLK Day, Monday, January 15, and continuing through March 3, 2024, the exhibit promises an exploration of light as a medium to connect, provoke, and disrupt. …

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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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These USA murals are in the running for “best street art of 2022”

Sami Wakim January 22, 2023

For the 2nd year in a row Street Art Cities is looking fort he most popular street art of last year and your vote counts. Like last year, Street Art Cities has been following the scene all year long from up close, with every month a round up of 100 fresh and beautiful murals from …

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Pat Perry: A trip to Iraq in one question!

Sebas Velasco in Ragusa, Italy

Bringing a bit of Africa to New York City!

INSIDE (We shelter here sometimes) by My Dog Sighs in Portsmouth, England

Rustam QBic Paints A Mural Diptych In Neftekamsk, Russia

iNO Paints a Mural in Kiev

Wallspot, More Than An Urban Art Platform

Reggie Woolery

INTERCESSION: Illuminating Perspectives Through African American Photography

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

These USA murals are in the running for “best street art of 2022”

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