Collection in 10 parts · Women in street art and graffiti, 2009–2012

Girl power

Faith47, Swoon, MadC, Tika and Olek, and the documentary that put women writers on film: the women artists in the archive.

Urban Art Core covered a scene that mostly talked about men. These posts are the women in it, from Faith47’s Cape Town campaigns to Olek’s crochet, with the “Girl Power” documentary announced along the way.

Start with part 1

  1. Part 1 ·

    Faith47 – Cape of Good Hope

    Faith47’s posters and paintings against political failure in South Africa.

  2. Part 2 ·

    Faith47 - Lost Spaces

    “Epitaph”, Faith47’s film of abandoned places.

  3. Part 3 ·

    Girl Power - Graffiti Movie

    “Girl Power”, a documentary on women in graffiti, announced.

  4. Part 4 ·

    Swoon’s Street Art Book

    A book on Swoon’s paper cut-outs and block prints.

  5. Part 5 ·

    Paper Art: Swoon Interview & New Artworks!

    Swoon’s woodcuts in Philadelphia, and an interview.

  6. Part 6 ·

    MadC - Miss Transparent Graffiti

    MadC paints a piece in transparent paint.

  7. Part 7 ·

    Graffiti Movie: Girl Power Trailer

    The “Girl Power” trailer.

  8. Part 8 ·

    Huge Graffiti Wall: MadC Did It

    MadC finishes her huge wall, months in the making.

  9. Part 9 ·

    Tika’s Tikathek in Berlin

    Tika’s show at Skalitzers in Berlin.

  10. Part 10 ·

    Urban Crochet Art

    Olek and crochet as a street art tool.

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