دور حركات الاحتجاج الفنِّي في الثورة المصرية-ترجمة: أسامة الخوِّاض

Quote: Another major collaborative event organised by young graffiti artists and which sought to encourage involvement in the revolution was the so-called ‘Mad Graffiti Weekend’ that took also place in May 2011. Initiated by Aida al-Kashef and ‘Ganzeer’, a multi-disciplinary artist who came to international، attention during the revolution, the weekend was a direct response to the attempts being made by the authorities to cover up or remove the portraits of those who had died in the revolution. Seeing this as a form of censorship, the artists resolved to organise a special weekend during which they would create a large series of works across the city. Aida al-Kashef claimed that he and many others who were bothered by the censorship taking place felt they had to take action and re-cover the walls of the city with graffiti (Egypt Independent, 2011).