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INTERROGATING THE DYNAMICS OF EGYPTIAN GRAFFITI: FROM NEGLECTED MARGINALITY TO IMAGE POLITICS
INTERROGATING THE DYNAMICS OF EGYPTIAN GRAFFITI: FROM NEGLECTED MARGINALITY TO IMAGE POLITICS

Author(s): Georgiana Nicoarea
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: graffiti, Arab uprisings, Egypt, artistic activism, image politics.

Summary/Abstract: The January 25th 2011 Revolution that interrupted the thirty years long reign of Hosni Mubarak brought about, among social and political changes, a series of transformations pertaining to the cultural panorama of Egypt. Graffiti is one of the cultural practices greatly influenced by the revolutionary context, to the extent that it has come to be regarded as the art of the revolution, a most revealing and trustworthy medium of artistic expression and political participation. As revolutionary Egyptian graffiti began to be scrutinized in academic works under its many aspects, little has been said about its pre-revolutionary journey. This article puts together a brief history of modern Egyptian graffiti analyzing the dynamics that shapes both current and past manifestations within the scope of creating a more detailed perspective, away from the oversimplifying gaze that reduces the practice to its revolutionary dimension or underlines its exoticism.

  • Issue Year: 10/2014
  • Issue No: 1+2
  • Page Range: 171-186
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English