Arabic Graffiti

ArtCultureCreative People
Written By Leila Antakly

Arabic Graffiti is a new anthology by Berlin street culture tastemaker Don Karl and Lebanese typographer Pascal Zoghbi exploring the use of Arabic script in an urban context.

This week I attended the launch at Art Lounge in Beirut and it was so refreshing to see a curation of graffiti artists from the Middle East and around the world, who incorporate Arabic calligraphy styles in their art, particularly when street art tends to focus on Western lettering and culture.

Leila Antakly

Leila Antakly is the founder and editor of Antakly Projects, the independent cultural platform she launched in New York in 2003 as Ninu Nina. Syrian and Colombian, she began her career at Vogue Italia and has spent more than twenty years in conversation with artists, musicians, designers, photographers, and inspiring thinkers around the world.

https://www.ninunina.com/
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