Graffiti in Athens

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Greek 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)

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

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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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4. (EPA)

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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)

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

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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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12. (EPA)

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14. (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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