Wall Art
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How graffiti gangs became mainstream ‘street artists’
Increasingly, graffiti tells the story of urban change.
Stefano Bloch, The Conversation
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Can street art be taken off the street? What the case of a Banksy piece moved to a museum suggests
The graffiti artist’s recent work at Port Talbot was moved to a museum in Wales, ignoring the very reason it was created.
Tyson Mitman, The Conversation
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An artist is pasting images of paintings from museums on Indian street corners
Julien de Casabianca 'rescues' the subjects of famous paintings from their frames and takes them for outings in the city.
Damini Kulkarni
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Lok Sabha elections: Fifth phase records estimated voter turnout of 60.48%
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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For Ruskin Bond, a busy railway station has often been the best place to find – and write – a story
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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Will Indian schools ever be ready to give students sex education?
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In Bihar, mud paintings on school walls are helping discuss problems like poverty and joblessness
Every year, in the village of Sujata, artists from India and Japan spend three weeks producing wall art using the school building as their canvas.
PatnaBeats
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Not all graffiti is vandalism – let's rethink the public space debate
Graffiti exists in our public spaces, our communities, and our streets – and it has many detractors. Why, though, don't we spend more time worry about the impact of advertising on public space?
Liam Miller, The Conversation