ABOUT US
Αrt, Graffiti in the City ( Τέχνη, Γκράφιτι στην Πόλη )(AGC) is a non-profit which adheres to the motto that, if you want to know more about a city, you should look at its walls. It was founded at the end of 2021, with previous varied, academic and research output. It’s base is in Athens, Greece, but is also active in other cities in Greece and abroad.
Active in the fields of arts and culture within public space. In particular, AGC investigates, processes and assesses, in an interdisciplinary manner, the diverse effects of graffiti, in its various manifestations, as well as street art, interact with preserved monuments, urban landmarks, antiquities, and public works of art, as well as affects on local businesses, residents, visitors, and tourists.
The field of research are selected historical city centers, in Greece and abroad. To fulfill its scopes, AGC collaborates with various domestic and international institutions and organizations, academics and artists.
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Our Mission
Walking around in the city, one sees that walls can “talk”. Α cultural palimpsest is unfolding in an ostensibly chaotic visual narrative, and THIS is the subject matter of contemporary urban space, both public and private.
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Το instigate new contextualization, and critical revisiting with regard to the contemporary ontologies of urban public space.
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To place public urban space under constant debate and negotiation, devoid of exclusions, backwardness, and conservative blindfolds:
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To actively contribute to urban innovation; to pursue the recording and archiving of material, immaterial and hybrid heritage in urban public space; to also promote the understanding of complex cultural phenomena unfolding there, with the help of New technologies;
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To bring new artists under the limelight, and to cultivate social and artistic skills of varied groups of people, guided by the principles of innovation, collaboration, openness, visibility, social and cultural dialogue, inclusion and sustainability.
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Α cultural palimpsest is unfolding in an ostensibly chaotic visual narrative, and THIS is the subject matter of contemporary urban space, both public and private.
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