From James Dean and the Beach Boys to “The Fast and the Furious,” southern Californian pop culture is all about cars, surfing, movies and year-round sun. Yet the decades-old practice of “lowriding” in the barrios of East Los Angeles — perhaps the most vibrant expression of car culture — remains almost invisible to the outside … Read more
The streets of Dubai may be known for architectural superlatives like Burj Khalifa, the highest of the world’s high-rises, and the Middle East’s largest shopping centre Dubai Mall. But a group of street artists now also wants to turn the concrete walls of a fast-growing urban sprawl into an open-air museum that celebrates Emirati heritage … Read more
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri Fifteen Ghanaian artists, 15 genres of art and 15 different media, with one goal; use artwork to contribute to the fight against open defecation. The artists, selected across the country, will be talking about ‘Sh*t’ through their various art works, all aimed at creating a buzz around the issues pertaining to … Read more
Fifteen Ghanaian artists, 15 genres of art and 15 different media, with one goal; use artwork to contribute to the fight against open defecation. The artists, selected across the country, will be talking about ‘Sh*t’ through their various art works, all aimed at creating a buzz around the issues pertaining to open defecation and how … Read more