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The Greek Crisis Illustrated in Graffiti

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What do the people of Greece really think about the crisis? See it illustrated in graffiti in this amazing series of works around the Greek capital, Athens.

Credit: Intime/Athena Pictures

Credit: Intime/Athena Pictures

Credit: Athena Pictures

From images seen around the country, it’s clear that the Germans are thought to be the main aggressors, with the swastika even being used in illustrations.

Credit: Intime/Athena Pictures

Credit: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa/Corbis

Credit: Bjorn Kietzmann/Demotix/Corbi

Others have less artistic merit and are merely blunt phrases and political commentary. The street art can be summed up by what street artist iNo told The New York Times last year.

“If you want to learn about a city, look at its walls.”

 

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