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A similar one. More Banksy. More political graffiti.
Tag Archives: street art
Political Graffiti (224): Surveillance
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And then there’s this one, which I find highly amusing:
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Also this one by Banksy:
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And, finally, this by Fra.Biancoshock:
More on CCTV and privacy. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (215): Urbanization
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Here’s a scatological variation:
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More on urbanization is here, and here‘s something about the link between urbanization and poverty. More political graffiti is here.
Political Graffiti (214): No Porn Anymore!
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More on the possible harms caused by pornography. More on pornography and the right to free speech. More graffiti.
Political Graffiti (197): Private Property
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OK, not really graffiti, but still “street art” in some sense of the word. More on private property rights, and more graffiti.
Political Graffiti (180): “Les Extrêmes Se Touchent”
Mural by Ben Slow in London, Hanbury Street, depicting a member of The English Defence League and an Islamic extremist/professional protester known colloquially as “rage boy“:
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More graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (177): Freedom
Political Graffiti (175): Waiving Your Rights
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I hold the somewhat unorthodox opinion that people can waive their human rights; read it here. This graffiti by Dolk nicely captures this opinion. More Dolk here. More political graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (174): Blu’s Soldiers
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Somewhat insulting but not without an element of truth. More Blu here, here and here. More political graffiti here.
Political Artist (41): Isaac Cordal
refugees, street art by Isaac Cordal
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Isaac Cordal makes lovely miniature sculptures, puts them in the streets and photographs them from a low angle.
Political Graffiti (156b): Troy Davis
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Read about the Troy Davis case here. More on capital punishment in general here. More political graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (140): Self-Censorship
political graffiti by Blu, Vienna, Austria
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More on self-censorship and free speech. More Blu here and here. More political graffiti here.
Political Graffiti (134): Boy in a Garbage Bin
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Similar “works” are here, here and here. More about homelessness and hunger. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (130): Surveillance Society
Well, not exactly “graffiti”, but street art in the general sense of the word:
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More about CCTV, big brother and privacy. More political art. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (128): Blu
political graffiti by Blu, Lisbon
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More on corporate social responsibility, on capitalism and on resource depletion. More Blu. More political graffiti.
- Fine Art Graffiti – The Work of Contemporary Painter Jaybo Monk Breaks Stereotypes (VIDEO) (trendhunter.com)
- Infinite Pickpocket Mural by Blu (laughingsquid.com)
- Blu Mural | Warsaw, Poland (slamxhype.com)
- Jerry Brown Graffiti Called A ‘Terrorist Threat’ By Police (huffingtonpost.com)
Political Graffiti (127): Security
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More on the war on terror and on security. More graffiti.
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- Graffiti Artist Tags Haitian Walls With Inspiration (abcnews.go.com)
Political Graffiti (124): Banksy, 0% Interest in People
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More on capitalism, corporate governance and corporate democracy. More Banksy. More political graffiti.
- Some Inscrutable Banksy Thing: The Movie [Trailer Park] (gawker.com)
- ‘Banksy’ city mural painted over (bbc.co.uk)
- Banksy in Basque (slamxhype.com)
- ‘Birth and death of a Banksy’ – mysterious artwork covered up (independent.co.uk)
- Banksy Does New Orleans [Art] (gawker.com)
Political Graffiti (122): 9-11, 24-7 Excuse for Everything
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More on 9-11 and the war on terror. More political graffiti.
- Jon Naar on Photographing The Early New York City Graffiti Scene (laughingsquid.com)
Political Graffiti (118): Ballot Box
(source, the text reads “Ballot box” and “Place your votes here”)
More graffiti on democracy is here, here, here, here and here. More textual information on democracy is here. More political graffiti in general is here.
Political Graffiti (115): All Shall be Equal Before the Law
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More about equality before the law here, here, here and here. More political graffiti.
- How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star Wars (weburbanist.com)
- Teen faces 200 graffiti charges (news.theage.com.au)
- Legitimate Tag Sought for Graffiti Artists (online.wsj.com)
- Fine Art Graffiti – The Work of Contemporary Painter Jaybo Monk Breaks Stereotypes (VIDEO) (trendhunter.com)
Political Graffiti (111): Give a Man a Fish …
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Another variation:
Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.
The latter being a references to recent bank bailouts. Another variation is here. And another:
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And also this:
More on development aid – the context that produced the original line about giving fish vs teaching to fish - is here. More political graffiti is here.
Political Graffiti (107): Princess Hijab
Graffiti by Princess Hijab, photo by Antoine Bréant
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More on Princess Hijab. More on the Muslim headscarf and on gender discrimination. More political graffiti.
Political Graffiti (88): Banksy on the West Bank
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More Banksy. More on Israel and Palestine (more specifically on the wall). More political graffiti.
Political Artist (39): Banksy
Osama bin Laden finally caught, by Banksy, discovered outside Salt Lake City
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More Banksy. More Osama. More on terrorism. Other political artists.
Political Artist (33): Banksy
(source, in case you can’t read the “footnote”: it says “with our new 2 for 1 offer including a choice of wine”)
A similar one:
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More Banksy here and here. More on income inequality. More political artists.
Political Graffiti (53): Dumb-ocracy
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More on the role of knowledge and intelligence (or even expertise) in politics, especially democratic politics – democracy is often derided as the rule by the ignorant masses – is here, here and here. More outdated anti-Bush tirades are here and here.
