Friday, August 14, 2009

When in... Cairo?

So when in Cairo, you just have to understand that you are in 'the embrace of the history'. I understand that this is a sign, and not necessarily street art, but hot damn, I love it. I felt embraced by this history too. Of course this sign is actually in Cairo, rather somewhere along the Nile I think.
What I love about the street art I found in Egypt (to be honest, I only found stencil art in Cairo) is that it really is such an amazing mesh of traditional and pop culture. From a pharaoh head:
to a little Michael Jackson action:If you happen to get to Cairo, you can find these near the base of Cairo Tower:


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