7 картинок: чему удивлялся арт-мир на прошлой неделе

Graffiti, posters, murals, tags, pavement drawings and even sculptures — all these are street art, the art of urban spaces. From the cave paintings of our ancestors, through the wall announcements of Ancient Greece and Rome, and to our days — inscriptions and drawings on the walls of cities and villages accompany human civilization. For many of us, graffiti in the subway, underpasses, and railway overpasses seems barbaric and hooligan. But are they indeed? According to supporters of street art, art hidden in galleries, museums and private collections is inaccessible to most people. That is why street artists advocate the democratization of art and its universal accessibility outside the legislative system scope, as well as generally accepted concepts of private property. Read more