Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) With barely two weeks left for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, poll graffiti and wall paintings are becoming common across West Bengal, demonstrating its unmatched power to grab the attention of voters. In Siliguri, a mural by Trinamool Congress portrays …
Read MoreBattle for Bengal’s walls as power of poll graffiti still unmatched
Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) With barely two weeks left for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, poll graffiti and wall paintings are becoming common across West Bengal, demonstrating its unmatched power to grab the attention of voters. In Siliguri, a mural by Trinamool Congress portrays …
Read MoreScratches in the stonework of history | James Stevens Curl
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected 7 April, 2024 Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britainby Madeleine Pelling(London: Profile Books Ltd, 2024)ISBN: 978 1 80081 199 7 (hardback) 978 1 …
Read More“Nikasitimos Was Here Mounting Timiona,” 2,500-year-old erotic graffiti on Astypalaia, Greece
In 2014, an archaeologist working on Astypalaia, a remote Greek island of the Dodecanese discovered one of the world’s oldest erotic graffiti a pair of phallus carvings dating from the 5th century BCE and a proclamation of sexual conquest from the 6th century BCE. Archaeologists …
Read More40,000 pieces of graffiti discovered in Venice
Historical graffiti, ranging from symbols to dedications, adorns Venice’s columns, entrances, and walls, weaving a rich tapestry of the city’s narrative. Spearheaded by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, a research initiative is underway to survey and analyze these remnants. Despite mapping only 20 percent of …
Read MoreWorld’s Oldest Erotic Graffiti Is on Astypalaia, Greece
Astypalaia is home to the world’s first homosexual erotic art. Credit: Asiomou, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The world’s oldest erotic graffiti was discovered in 2014 in Astypalaia, a remote Greek island of the Dodecanese. It dates from the early 6th and late 5th century B.C. One …
Read MoreAction taken after ‘boycott Israel’ graffiti painted on building
A picture, shared by councillor Ash Sutcliffe, shows ‘Boycott Israel’ painted on a chipboard wall panel, on the outside of a building. A spokesperson for the council said they have tracked down the building owner and took “swift action” to remove the graffiti. It has …
Read More‘Unacceptable’: Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Brookline MBTA station, officials say
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Authorities are investigating an alleged incident of hate at a Brookline MBTA station on Thursday. Town officials say the Longwood MBTA stop along the Green Line was vandalized with a large anti-Semitic message. Transit Police are investigating and officials say it’s unclear …
Read More‘Unacceptable’: Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Brookline MBTA station, officials say
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Authorities are investigating an alleged incident of hate at a Brookline MBTA station on Thursday. Town officials say the Longwood MBTA stop along the Green Line was vandalized with a large anti-Semitic message. Transit Police are investigating and officials say it’s unclear …
Read MoreHallandale Beach Jewish community vows they won’t be intimidated by antisemitic graffiti
The city physically removed the hateful message from the sidewalk near the Chabad of Hallandale Beach on Friday, but the psychological damage is done. Someone scrawled “Hitler was right” on the concrete along Hallandale Beach Boulevard. “It strikes me as something that comes from a …
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