Articles by: Dale Graden

July 28, 2009

Street art plays an increasingly vital role in revolutionary Venezuela: It is a mode of political expression, a form of popular education, and helps build a collective historical memory. Few places show this more brilliantly than the 23 de Enero district with its combative spirit inscribed on almost every corner. Its art-filled walls show 23 de Enero will continue to play a pivotal role in Venezuela's political life, as it has for decades.