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Cairo Governorate workers start to remove Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Cairo Governorate workers start to remove Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti
Several workers on Monday started painting over slogans and graffiti on the walls surrounding the American University in Cairo downtown…
In photos: ‘Drawing through Walls’ reconnects downtown streets
Art news
March 20, 2012
In photos: ‘Drawing through Walls’ reconnects downtown streets
On 9 March, one year after military police forcefully dispersed a sit-in at Tahrir Square, arrested protesters and tried them…
A graffiti campaign brings strong female voices to the streets
Art news
March 10, 2012
A graffiti campaign brings strong female voices to the streets
Immediately following the first 18 days of the revolution, Egyptian women around the country had greater hopes that their profile…
Blog: Martyrs and mourning on Mohamed Mahmoud
Art news
March 7, 2012
Blog: Martyrs and mourning on Mohamed Mahmoud
I know Mohamed Mahmoud Street quite well, albeit in more tempered times. I used to traipse back and forth down…
Army loyalists and activists battle on the walls of Cairo
Opinion
February 6, 2012
Army loyalists and activists battle on the walls of Cairo
Days after the first anniversary of 25 January, tensions between anti-regime activists and loyalists to the Supreme Council of the…
Graffiti week returns with calls to resume revolution
Art news
January 25, 2012
Graffiti week returns with calls to resume revolution
In the run-up to the anniversary of the 25 January revolution, a street art campaign dubbed “Mad Graffiti Week” spread…
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
Art news
January 4, 2012
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
As a means of popular expression, graffiti and street art have served to reflect the ongoing spirit of the 25…
A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly
Art news
December 30, 2011
A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly
2011 has been eventful, inspiring, and sometimes depressing. The following critics’ picks try to capture the conflicting emotions of the year.…
‘This Is Not Graffiti’: Street artists take their art indoors
Art news
September 20, 2011
‘This Is Not Graffiti’: Street artists take their art indoors
Sunday night saw the opening of “This Is Not Graffiti,” an exhibition that will be hosted by the Townhouse gallery…
Graffiti fervor reaches its city of origin, Luxor
Art news
September 11, 2011
Graffiti fervor reaches its city of origin, Luxor
Traditionally, the Franciscan Nun School in the Upper Egyptian tourist city of Luxor, by definition an apolitical institution, has refused…