I have been trying to spot street art that brings out political and artistic awareness in İstanbul for over a year. Since a trip to the modern art museum costs money and unfortunately is considered as an activity that a certain group of people would attend, street art teaches a lot to the people of İstanbul. Graffiti, street musicians, street dancers-shortly all kinds of performers bring people together. Young gypsies who are incredibly talented musicians get everyone’s attention by playing their music, singing and dancing in Kadikoy everyday. Businessmen take their shirts off to dance, college students sing along and everyone around create a circle to applause and cheer for the musicians.
Another example would be the graffiti in Cihangir. I believe street art brought lots of culture and political awareness in the process of Cihangir gentrification. Hilarious political jokes are definitely newsworthy. I would like to watch the street artists and performers closely for a couple weeks and write about how they contribute to the colorfulness of the crazy town we live in.
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