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- On Codes and Translation: Understanding Alaa Awad
- Ode to Alexandria – Where it all began
- 7orreya: Graffiti Exhibition on Freedom of Expression in Cairo
- Belal Ali Saber: Graffiti by Ammar Abo Bakr and El Zeft
- Street Art and Morsi – Cairo Artists Continue the Fight
- Art in The Streets: Videos on Beirut, Palestine, Tripoli and Cairo for MOCATV
- Graffiti for a Social Cause: Zeft, Nazeer, Nemo and Mona Lisa Brigades
- Women in Graffiti: A Tribute to the Women of Egypt
- Return to Tahrir: Two Years and Graffiti of the Martyrs
- Graffiti in Palestine: Female Street Artist from East Jerusalem and Rockets over Gaza
- Egyptian Graffiti Artists Exhibit Around the World
- The Art of Movement: Another Chapter of Mohamed Mahmoud Graffiti
- For the Love of Graffiti: Cairo’s Walls Trace History of Colourful Revolution
- Beirut Graffiti: Quirky, Colourful Street Art in Lebanon
- Tripoli Graffiti: Revolution Street Art in Libya
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Tag Archives: Cairo Graffiti
Belal Ali Saber: Graffiti by Ammar Abo Bakr and El Zeft
At some point, it seemed realistic to aspire to live with dignity in Egypt. Now, two years on and with thousands of Egyptians dead, the right to live now depends on who’s side you’re on; us or theirs. Death is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Archive
Tagged 2011, agenda, Ammar Abo Bakr, Anas, angel wings, Art, Bahia Shehab, Belal Ali, Belal Ali Saber, Cairo Graffiti, El Zeft, eye sniper, fascist, Gika, Islam, killing, Martyr Mural, Mohamed Mahmoud, murder, Muslim Brotherhood, Nefertiti, Pablo Neruda, political, poster, poster art, regime, security forces, youth of Egypt
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Graffiti for a Social Cause: Zeft, Nazeer, Nemo and Mona Lisa Brigades
Egyptian graffiti artists are doing more than just painting art on street walls, they’re creating social awareness campaigns against corruption, media brainwashing, poverty and sexual harassment, and also using graffiti to beautify slum areas of Cairo to restore a sense … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged anti-revolution graffiti, Ard El Lewa, awareness campaigns, bike versus tank, blog, Cairo Graffiti, Coloring thru corruption, Coloringthrucorruption, corruption, educate, EIPR, faces, Iman Salama, kids, Mansoura, Maspiro, men, Mona Lisa Brigades, Nazeer, neighbourhood, Nemo, Op-AntiSH, politics, poverty, protest, sexual harassment, slum, social awareness, street art, street kids, Zamalek, Zeft
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Spanish Graffiti Artist Comes to Cairo: Eva Mena
Eva Mena, aka Den, is a 33-year-old graffiti artist from Bilbao, Northern Spain, who came to Egypt this week to take part in the Fourth Mediterranean Hip Hop Festival (also called Meeting of Mediterranean Urban Culture for some reason), sponsored … Continue reading
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged Aya Tarek, Bilbao, Cairo Graffiti, Collaboration, Den, Downtown Cairo, Elpho, Evan Mena, Freehand, graffiti, hip-hop dancers, Madrid, Medhiphopfestival, Mediterranean Hip Hop, Plastic Paints, Spain, Spanish Embassy in Cairo, Spanish graffiti, Townhouse Factory Space, Zeta
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This Is Not Graffiti -Opens at Townhouse Factory Space, Cairo
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.
Posted in Street Art Fascination
Tagged Adham Bakry, Amr Gamal, art institution, Cairo Graffiti, Cairo street art, Cairo street art scene, Charles Akl, Dokhan, El Teneen, graffiti exhibition, Graffiti in Egypt, Hany Khaled, Hen Kheera, keizer, Sad Panda, This Is Not Graffiti, Townhouse graffiti, Townwhores
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This Is Not Graffiti: Group Exhibition at Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art
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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Tagged Adham Bakry, art exhibition, Cairo Graffiti, Charles Akl, Charles Akl and Amr Gamal, Dokhan, Downtown Cairo, El Teneen, Factory Space, graffiti, Graffiti at Townhouse Gallery, graffiti exhibition, Hany Khaled, Hend Kheera, keizer, Sad Panda, This Is Not Graffiti, Townhouse, Townhouse Downtown, Townhouse Factory Space, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art
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