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Greek Street Artist Adorns Cyprus' Parliament
INO is a Greek street artist who has created the most impressive and artful murals in Athens. Recently, he was invited to Cyprus to make a mural for the country's parliament in Nicosia.
His works can be found in several...
Culture
All Athens Graffiti Collected in One Space in Plaka
"The contemporary capital for street art in Europe," is the title of the photo exhibition of photojournalist Rachel Harpaz, which is hosted in Plaka.
The exhibition presents photos that depict the best graffiti in the center of Athens and is about...
Cyprus
Internationally Known Street Artist INO Sprays His Art in Cypriot Parliament
Internationally known Greek street artist INO, created the faces of Solon and Pericles in the interior space of the Cypriot Parliament.
INO is one of few street artists in the world who has sprayed graffiti in a Parliament. INO also...
Art
Graffiti in Athens: Street Art Renaissance or Crisis Outcry?
We spoke to one of Greece's most popular street artists to find out if the crisis played a role in Athens' graffiti renaissance.
A few months ago a German friend of mine who was visiting Greece told me she considers...
Art
Biggest Graffiti in Greece Opens to Public
The biggest graffiti in an industrial site in Greece will open to visitors at TITAN industry in Thessaloniki within the framework of the Open House Thessaloniki 2015.
The paintings that decorate the industry cover 2,000 square meters and the artists...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek Sites Desecrated By Football Fans' Graffiti
Unknown perpetrators spray-painted football slogans on the remains of the famous Athenian "Long Walls," inspired originally by Athenian politician and general Themistocles and built after Xerxes' invasion of Greece (480-479) in order to connect Athens to its ports at Piraeus and...
Greek news
Graffiti Art From Greek Myth ‘Niobe’ in Gaza
Releasing a two-minute video on his website featuring his new art pieces scattered across depressing Palestinian ruins, world's best-known mystery graffiti artist Banksy repositions the popular ancient Greek myth of "Niobe" into the new spatio-temporal setting of Gaza.
Banksy, using his artistic stubbornness as...
Art
Greek Street Artist Decorates Walls of Swiss University
He goes by the simple name Fikos, he is 27 years old and his artwork decorates the walls of state buildings in Europe. But it doesn't end there, his fame also goes beyond the Atlantic.
Fikos who was born and...
Art
Contemporary Greek History in Graffiti
The walls of Athens recount Greece's contemporary history as graffiti artists share their views and observations using spray cans.
In an interesting photo report, The Guardian visited Athens and collected several graffiti art works that tell the story of a country in...
Europe
New Banksy Graffiti Has Greek Undertones
A new graffiti artwork by street artist and activist Banksy in Kent, United Kingdom has something of a Greek undertone. The new mural was first seen on Sunday evening in Payers Park. The artist confirmed it was his work by posting...