An essential attribute of many modern cities, graffiti is a controversial type of art.
Many get irritated by the “sketches” polluting the public walls, while others find some of them astonishingly beautiful if done by professionals.
To add its voice on the matter, Kyiv will host a competition among 18 teams from all over Ukraine who will to compete for the right to decorate a building on Khreshchatyk Street.
Each team has to present their vision of a strong Ukraine on a six square meter board before the judges.
Which building the winner gets to facelift is still being kept secret. Master classes from graffiti artists and techno mixes from DJs should add more interaction to the show.
Saturday, July 2, noon, Druzhby Narodiv Arch, near the European Square, www.upstenu.wordpress.com. Free admission.
