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Iran's street art shows defiance, resistance and resilience

  • Written by Pouya Afshar, Associate Professor of Art & Design, UMass Lowell
Iran's street art shows defiance, resistance and resilience'While the teachers are detained, the classrooms will be closed,' reads one artist's painting on a wall.Khiaban Tribune via Instagram

A recent rise in activism in Iran has added a new chapter to the country’s long-standing history of murals and other public art. But as the sentiments being expressed in those works have changed, the...

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