Artistic activism and the city: when art takes a side in the street
Critical Mass rides, guerrilla gardens, occupied theatres and silent protests: how art takes a side in public space, the ethics involved and what lasts.
Writer
Daphne Kourou
Daphne lives in Athens and follows the culture that happens outside institutions: theatre in odd rooms, carnivals, biennials, protest art and the arguments cities have about their walls.
Notes by Daphne
Art biennials in Southeast Europe, and how to visit one well
Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade and Manifesta's stops in the region: what the big art biennials of Southeast Europe offer, and a step by step way to visit one.
Athens walls: street art, empty buildings and who the paint is for
A walk through Exarchia, Psyrri, Metaxourgeio and Kerameikos, reading the murals, tags and empty houses of central Athens and the arguments around them.