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Pop Goes Graffiti – The Faces of Cairo Street Art

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Suzee in The City

Artist Shank signs his name with a figure that somehow reminds me of Gorillaz pop art. 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 … Continue reading →

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Graffiti War – The Street Versus Pepsi

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Suzee in The City

So a little revolution happened. The streets filled up, people yelled, a tyrant was dethroned and the world media fixated on Egypt’s younger generation, saying nice (though patronizing) things about us for once.

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Cairo Street Art – Downtown Graffiti

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Suzee in The City

‘Excuse me,’ he walks up to me as I hesitantly put my camera down, ‘What does this picture mean?’ He points at the Keizer stencil of Mickey Mouse on the grey wall. Mahmoud Bassiouny Street on a Saturday afternoon is … Continue reading →

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