As Athens, Greece, is emerging from an economic crisis and austerity, the cultural practice of street art has gained enormous significance as a self-authorized medium of public expression. The urban landscape has been deeply transformed by poetic scribbles, political slogans, portraits of protest and struggle, and expressive depictions of everyday hardships many face. The result is a living archive of the current historical moment.
Grip by Ino – mural on a building in Excharia, Athens
A mural dedicated to poor and homeless around the world.
Julia Tulke is a PhD student in the Visual and Cultural Studies, Graduate Program, at the University of Rochester, NY. Julia has documented and examined the role of political street art in Athens since 2013. Using materials collected since then, she will share what the walls of the city reveal about the connection between crisis, creativity, and social transformation.
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 6:00 PM
Writers and Books,
740 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
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Please RSVP, here – or call : (585) 209-9530 | email hcsri.rochester@gmail.com
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Julie Tulke