2023 Underground Art Market Report
IN MADRID – British holidaymakers in Spain may face escalating outbreaks of ‘tourism phobia’ from locals this year over increasing pressures on services, with foreign visitor numbers set to rise even further. Experts from Spain’s tourist industry have predicted that 2024 will be a record …
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An exterior wall of the Bellerose Jewish Center was discovered last Friday morning to have been vandalized with pro-Palestine graffiti. Rabbi Menashe Bovit said the words “Free Palestine” were found to have been spray painted on the synagogue alleyway wall, opposite the wall of the …
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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is once again responding to an incident of racism, following the discovery of anti-Black graffiti in a bathroom at Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Hunting Park. The archdiocese has not publicly acknowledged the incident, but a spokesperson shared …
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Two lance corporals assigned to the prestigious Marine Corps Barracks Washington are being investigated by the service for their roles in scrawling antisemitic and racial slurs on the walls of a dormitory at the University of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is investigating …
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It is Ciro Cirullo, a well-known street artist known by the name of Jorit, the young Italian who last night spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a youth forum in Sochi. “We have always been admired by Italian art – Putin told him – …
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CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses distressing content. Graffiti on a Sydney wall that depicted a person shooting a gun at two others with rainbow-coloured flames coming out of their heads has been quickly removed, following upset from the local community. The graffiti, which some have …
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Jorit, or Jorit Agoch, born Ciro Cerullo. Born in 1990, originally from Quarto, in the metropolitan city of Naples. “An Italian artist, specialized in urban art”, reads the bio on his official web portal. He is the author (among others) of the murals of Pasolini …
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Coventry residents are expressing frustration as graffiti tags like ‘Smile‘ and ’10 Foot’ continue to deface the city, costing taxpayers more than £14,000 in cleanup efforts. The local council’s Streetpride team is on the front lines, striving to maintain the city’s cleanliness and appeal despite …
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The swastikas were found in Dutchess County on Monday, March 4 at Rhinebeck High School, said the principal Edwin Davenport. Davenport, who happened to be in the classroom when the symbols of hate were discovered by another student, said he is investigating to find who may …
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Illustrative: Thousands of anti-Israel demonstrators from the Midwest gather in support of Palestinians and hold a rally and march through the Loop in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2023. Photo: Alexandra Buxbaum/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts responded to recent antisemitic incidents …
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