What started as graffiti on the subway pillars, in the north area of the city, becomes now the Open Air Museum of Urban Art.
The pioneering project covers the section between metro stations Santana, Carandiru and Tietê-Portuguesa with 68 urban murals painted by artists of different generations. "We are trying to invite some of the leading names of graffiti that have historically been linked to that place, but also the younger to give them the opportunity to paint with the most experienced," says Binho Ribeiro, the museum curator.
The initiative - which came after a group of graffiti artists was arrested by coloring the pillars without authorization - now has the support of agencies linked to the Municipality and to the State Government, besides the Metro and the Choque Cultural Gallery (which will lead an educational programme about urban art in the public schools of the region).
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What: Museu Aberto de Arte Urbana
Where: metro stations Santana, Carandiru and Tietê-Portuguesa
When: Whenever you want
Price: For free
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