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Book Review: Aerosol Art Kings: Photographs of Street Art in New York City, 2018–2024

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Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd , Kurt Boone ’s Aerosol Art Kings is both an expansive photographic archive and a deeply personal chronicle of New York City’s aerosol art culture. Spanning 2018 to 2024, this volume not only captures the ephemeral vibrancy of street art across the five boroughs but also documents Boone’s own six-year journey traveling the streets, festivals, and iconic venues where aerosol art thrives. Boone’s story begins with a “lucky break” in 2018, when curator and graffiti artist James Top invited him to photograph the legendary Graffiti Hall of Fame in Harlem. There, Boone observed pioneers like Cope 2, Wane COD, Delta 2, and Skeme at work—moments that fueled his fascination with the medium and inspired his determination to document aerosol art with rigor and respect. Armed with three cameras, he spent hours pursuing the perfect shot of a mural or style-writing masterpiece, laying the groundwork for his growing catalog of books on the subject. The book is ...
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Book Review: Aerosol Art Kings: Photographs of Street Art in New York City, 2018–2024

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Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd , Kurt Boone ’s Aerosol Art Kings is both an expansive photographic archive and a deeply personal chronicle of New York City’s aerosol art culture. Spanning 2018 to 2024, this volume not only captures the ephemeral vibrancy of street art across the five boroughs but also documents Boone’s own six-year journey traveling the streets, festivals, and iconic venues where aerosol art thrives. Boone’s story begins with a “lucky break” in 2018, when curator and graffiti artist James Top invited him to photograph the legendary Graffiti Hall of Fame in Harlem. There, Boone observed pioneers like Cope 2, Wane COD, Delta 2, and Skeme at work—moments that fueled his fascination with the medium and inspired his determination to document aerosol art with rigor and respect. Armed with three cameras, he spent hours pursuing the perfect shot of a mural or style-writing masterpiece, laying the groundwork for his growing catalog of books on the subject. The book is ...
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Between Devastation and Indifference: A Christian Lebanese Reflection

As a Christian Lebanese, I cannot hide my disappointment—my own community has shown a staggering lack of empathy toward those suffering in the south. While Israeli bombs reduce villages, homes, and lives to rubble, many Christians in Beirut continue as if nothing has changed. Restaurants are full, nightlife is booming, and daily routines remain untouched, as though the war and the suffering of our southern neighbors were happening in another country altogether. This indifference is not just painful to witness—it is shameful. Since October 2023, when the Gaza war spilled into Lebanon, southern towns and villages have endured relentless Israeli aggression. Airstrikes have killed civilians, including children, while infrastructure—homes, hospitals, water systems, farmland—has been systematically destroyed. Over 100,000 people have been displaced, forced to leave their homes and seek shelter in Beirut and elsewhere, only to face high rent, rising living costs, and scarce work opportunitie...
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27 Schoolteachers and a Volcano” – A New Mural by Pat Perry in Princeton, Wisconsin

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In September 2025, the Princeton Art Collective unveiled its latest public art commission: 27 Schoolteachers and a Volcano, a mural by internationally recognized artist Pat Perry . Painted in the heart of Princeton , Wisconsin , the work pays tribute to local educators while reflecting on the broader human condition. For the piece, Perry collaborated with 27 local schoolteachers, using their portraits as the foundation for a narrative that explores resilience, responsibility, and the quiet persistence of purpose in uncertain times.   “I’m proud of the concept, and I feel like this one had some extra heart and soul behind it. Twenty-seven local schoolteachers let us use their portraits to demonstrate an idea about the moment we are living in. I think it showed another way that art can speak to local communities without being formulaic or cliché,” Perry said. The mural combines striking portraiture with metaphorical imagery, centering around the idea that even in small rural tow...
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Gaza: Resilience Amid Ruins

I live in the United States, where I often look around and see people going about their day, sipping coffee, jogging, shopping — untouched by the images of Gaza that now live in my mind. It is not indifference born of ignorance; it is a chosen blindness. To the so-called “West”: spare us your lectures on human rights and racism. While you preach morality, your governments arm and enable genocide. While Palestinians are slaughtered, you go about life as if nothing is happening. Your silence is complicity, your comfort is built on our blood. Don’t speak of justice while you stand by and watch it burn. And yet, despite this abandonment, the Palestinian people endure. For more than 16 years under siege, for nearly two years under unrelenting bombardment since October 2023, Gaza has stood as a testament to human resilience. Schools, hospitals, homes, and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. Families torn apart. Communities erased. And still — amid starvation, thirst, and the c...
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Gaza: Resilience Amid Ruins

I live in the United States, where I often look around and see people going about their day, sipping coffee, jogging, shopping — untouched by the images of Gaza that now live in my mind. It is not indifference born of ignorance; it is a chosen blindness. To the so-called “West”: spare us your lectures on human rights and racism. While you preach morality, your governments arm and enable genocide. While Palestinians are slaughtered, you go about life as if nothing is happening. Your silence is complicity, your comfort is built on our blood. Don’t speak of justice while you stand by and watch it burn. And yet, despite this abandonment, the Palestinian people endure. For more than 16 years under siege, for nearly two years under unrelenting bombardment since October 2023, Gaza has stood as a testament to human resilience. Schools, hospitals, homes, and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble. Families torn apart. Communities erased. And still — amid starvation, thirst, and the c...
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Rethinking “The Promised Land” and “The Chosen People”

Religious language can be beautiful, comforting, and deeply meaningful. But it can also carry implications that go unchallenged for generations. Phrases like “the promised land” and “the chosen people” are more than just symbolic — they can shape identities, justify actions, and, in some cases, perpetuate inequality. In today’s world — where nationalism, displacement, and cultural supremacy often hide behind tradition — it’s worth asking: What happens when these sacred ideas are used to claim power over others? To call any land “promised” by a divine being is to assert an unshakable, non-negotiable right to it. It removes the conversation from the realm of dialogue and plants it firmly in the realm of destiny. That kind of language has long been used to legitimize occupation, displacement, and expansion — not just in ancient scripture, but in modern geopolitics. When faith becomes the foundation for political entitlement, it can justify actions that would otherwise be deemed unjus...
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