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This Is Not Graffiti -Opens at Townhouse Factory Space, Cairo

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

After two months of seriously hard work, the exhibition ‘This Is Not Graffiti’ opened last night at Townhouse Gallery’s Factory Space in Downtown Cairo. Bridging a common ground between the art institution and graffiti artists is an unnervingly risky business; … Continue reading →

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This Is Not Graffiti: Group Exhibition at Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

If you take graffiti off a street wall and put it inside a confined space, is it still graffiti? Does street art maintain its value when you remove the noise, the faces, and the life of the streets and put … Continue reading →

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Pop Goes Graffiti – The Faces of Cairo Street Art

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Lately, the graffiti I’ve stumbled upon around Cairo seems to be predominantly faces of  pop icons, political figures and cartoon characters, mostly Western references but with several Egyptian icons as well. It’s an exciting and eclectic mix of Ghandi and … Continue reading →

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Cairo Graffiti -For Whom Exactly?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

‘Stop taking photographs of this, go to a museum,’ he mutters as he walks past me. I’m standing in front of the American University in Cairo’s library wall, photographing a graffiti piece depicting video game characters Ryu and Mr. Bison, … Continue reading →

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