street art

"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...

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...

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...

Through an extensive photographic article, entitled “Athens: A Canvas for Austerity-Themed Street Art,” the news agency Bloomberg presented several works of art found in the streets of the Greek capital that were inspired by the economic crisis. The article noted...

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...

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...

The work of some artists cannot be “restricted” to a gallery or placed in an exhibition.These pieces are made for a different purpose. Their creators use art to express their feelings. They were inspired by the “streets” and that...

A Greek week under the title, Glances at the Contemporary Greek Arts Scene, will be hosted in Saint-Gervais Theater in Geneva, Switzerland from April 29 to May 2, with the support of the Athens International Film Festival. Films, performances...

Greek graffiti has been vibrant for 30 years, but spiked in 2008 after the shooting death of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in the anarchist-artist neighborhood hotbed of Exarchia. Many buildings have been touched by graffiti to make some a statement...

While Greece is further reaching a financial dead end, its art is steadily gaining ground, points out an extensive New York Times article on Greek art. The Greek debt crisis has unexpectedly boosted artistic expression all over Greece and especially...