Interview for 'Thinking Urban' goes on Archilovers

''A study by the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education recognises the transformation of the street art artistic movement, but it also reveals a discrepancy in the way it is perceived in different countries across Europe.

 Street art suffers from a timid institutional recognition in the different European countries and a low level of consideration by public funding and cultural policies. In Germany, Italy and Spain, street art is seen more as a spontaneous entertainment and are almost never granted any financial support.

The situation is even more gloomy in Northern Europe where even circus arts get considerably more recognition, and street art remains underdeveloped. Ioan Pupila, founder of the Street Art Aarhus project, tells AFR ' 'There for sure are places in Europe where it is more challenging to create street art because of different political reasons.''

:: read the entire article (Street art at a Crossroad) on Archilovers webpage