Fun signs

All over the world, street art is making a statement. One theme has grabbed my attention lately. Inspired by an anti-authority message, graffiti artists are turning Do Not Enter signs into creative ways to say no to authoritarianism. You’ll see variations on this theme all over Florence.
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2 Replies to “Fun signs”

  1. I agree they are amusing, but they’re not a new phenomenon. An artist called Clet Abraham has been doing this in Florence and elsewhere for several years. Perhaps others are copying him now? No idea if it is still there, but there used to be one of his which was a “dead end” road sign which he’d turned into an image of Jesus being crucified – it was right in front of the Duomo.

  2. The Graffiti in Italy is really too bad, I wonder if they just get so use to the old stuff they don’t see what they are doing to their country. That was my biggest shock over ten years ago.

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