All posts tagged "Political Graffiti"
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Ryan Purcell | August 12, 2014
Egyptian Political Artist Ganzeer on Street Art and Political Protest
Egyptian political artist Ganzeer was first featured in Political Graffiti two months ago after the Egyptian government and...
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Ryan Purcell | July 29, 2014
Graffiti Describes the Struggle of Immigrants and Undocumented Minors
The political graffiti of Oaxaca, Mexico demonstrates that there is much more to the immigration debate than just...
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Ryan Purcell | July 15, 2014
Political Graffiti as a Catalyst for Escalating Israeli-Palestinian Violence
It is important to differentiate the two strains of political graffiti: while graffiti can promote equality and liberty,...
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Ryan Purcell | July 9, 2014
‘City as Art’ Exhibition Brings Massive Graffiti Collection to the Public for First Time
Martin Wong, an avid collection of New York street art from the 1970s and 1980s donated his entire...
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Ryan Purcell | June 24, 2014
Subversive San Francisco Street Art on Display at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery
Currently on view at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery, “Energy That is All Around: Mission School,” features a group...
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Ryan Purcell | June 18, 2014
World Cup Brazil: ‘Let Them Eat Football!’
“According to the mural, soccer is the opium of the masses, the bread and circuses of today’s Brazil:...
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Ryan Purcell | June 3, 2014
‘Art for Whom?’: Bushwick Open Studios 2014
BOS 2014 was this weekend in Brooklyn and amid the myriad events it provided a stark reminder of...
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Ryan Purcell | May 27, 2014
What did we Learn from Banksy?
Banksy, the British artist who took up a month-long residency in NYC last October and created new graffiti...