Graffiti in Athens
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By Pictolic https://mail.pictolic.com/article/graffiti-in-athens.htmlGreek street artists across the capital to Express their protest against austerity measures that hit Greece, which is still trying to get out of the crisis.
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1. A man walks past graffiti on a building in Athens. (GETTY)

2. Artists Express their feelings in the midst of crisis. (EPA)

3. The deep crisis in Greece, coupled with tough measures, has become a point of inspiration for the Greek graffiti artists. (GETTY)

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5. Graffiti reflects the current situation and social problems and mood. (AFP)

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7. The term "graffiti" itself comes from the Italian verb graffiare "to scratch" (GETTY)

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9. Graffiti today is a kind of street art, one of the most important forms of artistic expression around the world. (GETTY)

10. Sometimes graffiti is used to spread messages of political and social nature. (GETTY)

11. For some people graffiti is an art, worthy to be placed in galleries and at exhibitions, for others it's vandalism. (GETTY)

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15. The emergence of graffiti movement in its modern understanding, is connected with activity of political activists who used graffiti to spread their ideas. (GETTY)

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Keywords: Athens | Graffiti | Greece | Crisis | Artist | Saving
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