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Project Graffiti on Uruguay Street Buenos Aires

Project Graffiti on Uruguay Street Buenos Aires

In the upcoming weeks, many graffiti artists will be working on a great project called “Proyecto Persiana” on Uruguay street, close to the micro center in Buenos Aires. They will be repainting (or spray painting) all the shutters of the little shops that are located in this area. The aim of this project is to create a prettier and more colourful neighbourhood and to support the graffiti and artistic community here in Buenos Aires.

Every Sunday, you can watch the artists in their element and you can even help them paint if you ask. The general idea is to make the whole neighbourhood (or in this case, the street) beautiful and more alive if you work together. So, get your magic brush and come over to Uruguay Street. (more…)

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Terry Gilliam sued over Graffiti in ‘Zero Theorem’

The forthcoming film ´Zero Theorem´ of screenwriter Terry Gilliam, allegedly violates copyrights. Three street artists in Buenos Aires that made a big graffiti mural, called Castillo, have filed a lawsuit. The movie is about a computer hacker in search of meaning starring Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz.

Castillo was finished on December 2010 and was registered with the Copyright Office in 2013. It is a well-known and important piece of artwork in the streets of Buenos Aires. It is also one of the few graffiti’s that has survived (more…)