Check out this interesting story from the Guardian about graffiti artists in Kabul. It's fascinating that an American aid contractor asked the artists to do a project for them on gender awareness. I wonder what happened.
Qassem is one of a small band of graffiti artists in the Afghan capital who, encouraged by a group of western "art activists", are set on bringing tagging, wall-painting and graphic stencils to public spaces across the city. "I'm going to edit a few traffic signs. Write slogans in big, funky script. Even paint across whole streets. The idea is to make people ask questions," Qassem said.
Read more here, and don't miss the photos.
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