I think we must have been in the wrong places in Barcelona (not near enough to the university?), because I didn't see much interesting street art there. But in Tarragona, the city is small, the university is in the historical center, and there was a rich street art vibe.
Catalan separatist graffiti. Also in Tarragona, although we did not see it, is some leftover graffiti from the Spanish Civil War period. When it comes down to it, the SCW was all of the cool people with a real, viable economy (the Basques, Catalans and Andalusians) versus those who did not have the same and were jealous (Castillians).
The following series was really powerful. At the very least, it's a happy reminder to moderate television watching and read or blog, for example, instead. Although let's be honest with ourselves, the mind-numbing nature of TV is so pleasurable a lot of the time.
We were in Tarragona for 8 March, International Women's Day. Because the Spanish are not the Italians, there were, unfortunately, no mimosas in sight.
"What is the patriarchy? In a neo-liberal society it is actually the manifestation of the following: the canon of imposed beauty, rape, plastic surgery, advertisments that compromise the dignity of women, religious fundamentalism, gender violence, homophobia, prostitution, salary discrimination...
What are you waiting for? Move to the side of dissidence!"
What are you waiting for? Move to the side of dissidence!"
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