The Artists Using their Work to Make a Political Point
How street artists are responding to the Greek financial crisis, what Day of the Dead can tell us about Mexican attitudes to death, how Jacob Zuma has been portrayed by artists
From Athens two street artists explain why they have taken to using graffiti to express their political frustrations. Mexican poet Gabriela Jauregui explains what last weekend鈥檚 Day of the Dead celebrations can tell us about Mexican attitudes to death, amid the disappearances that have become a feature of Mexican life. And, South African blogger and writer Nas Hoosen describes why he is troubled by recent artistic representations of President Jacob Zuma.
With Tina Daheley
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