Painting the world one street at a time BY KATE WINGAR PHOTO CREDIT PARTICA
W hile wall art and drawings have been found in ancient caves dating back thousands of years, modern graffiti first appeared in the subways and streets of New York in the 1970s. Born out of the political movements and rock music of the Sixties, graffiti culture has become a worldwide phenomenon. Today, every top city around the world–London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, you name it–has its own collection of street art on display. Nairobi has become a graffiti destination in its own right, thanks to WiseTwo, an internationally acclaimed street artist based in the Kenyan capital. Following an active street art career spanning more than ten years, his work can be found in major destinations across the globe. WiseTwo has transformed some of Nairobi’s dullest areas into lively and vivid neighborhoods. Paa Tanzania’s Kate Wingar finds out more about Kenya’s very own answer to Banksy. While wall art and drawings have been found in ancient caves dating back thousands of years, modern graffiti first appeared in the subways and streets of New York in the 1970s. Born out of the political movements and rock music of the Sixties, graffiti culture has become a worldwide phenomenon. Today, every top city around the world–London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, you name it—has its own collection of street art on display.
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