During my recent trip to
Austria, collecting footage for my forthcoming Salzburg Global Seminar video project, I took a side-visit to Innsbruck. I had no specific agenda for that stop; I just thought it'd be nice to spend a couple days on my own, seeing someplace new. One surprising highlight: the amount of street-art sprayed upon public (and private) spaces. While recent media attention has understandably focused on the upheavals in Greece, it's clear that a sizable contingent of Austrian youth feel disenfranchised and angry; you merely need to read the signs they plaster, stencil, and paint. Of course I found a similar concentration of street art in
Vienna during my visit last year, so I guess I shouldn't have been
too surprised. Austria is feeling the same pressure that's sweeping through the world.
Here's a sample, with more to come:
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| Anti-fascist Action |
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| "Double-cross the slumlords" |
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Mordechai Vanunu: a technician who revealed secrets
about Israel's nuclear weapons program |
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There are some disgruntled people out there!
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