Politics is serious and graffiti is fun and playful. But that does not mean they have nothing to do with each other. The Hong Kong graffiti girl who took action in support of Ai Weiwei; Zhang Dali, the first renowned graffiti writer in China; and Bbrother

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Caught in a Storm

Graffiti gained popularity in the West, but its charm has found its way to every corner of the world. In the Chinese communities in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan there are disciples devoted to the art. They brave the risk of prosecution to pursue what they

Graffiti Disciples

For some people graffiti is an eternal defiance against the mainstream. The cold mercenary commercial world has been a common enemy for most graffiti writers. Graffiti master Banksy, for example, frequently satirises consumerism. But in recent years, graf

The Alchemy of Graffiti

Graffiti has become a symbol for the pursuit for freedom. But how much freedom does it have to survive? Some people see it as an incessant nuisance or an unethical vandalistic behaviour. All over the world different individuals or groups are up in arms a

War on the Wall

In the most recent decades, graffiti has evolved from notorious vandalism to a recognized street style or even a popular artistic genre.

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