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Parisian street artist, RSF paint portraits of jailed Turkish journalists outside Euro court

Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Parisian street artist C215 painted the portraits of 10 imprisoned Turkish journalists outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on May 29, urging the court to intercede on behalf of journalists detained in the country.

Street art comes to museum

Istanbul’s Pera Museum is hosting, for the first time in Turkey, an exhibition on one of the art world’s hottest topics, Graffiti and Street Art. Artists from all over the world are being exhibited, providing interesting examples examining the concept of “graffiti” and “bringing the street to the museum,” as well as creating a platform for discussion and debate.

From ancient graffiti to street art: Rome’s walls tell a story

Scribbling emotions on walls has been a tradition in Rome going back thousands of years and even the word “graffiti” was first used for the markings found in the ruins of Pompeii.

The modern version could be the scrawls seen in maternity wards in the Italian capital: “Get a move on, auntie’s waiting!” “Chiara is born!” “Welcome little Mattia!” as such examples.