“Capitalism basically wants people to be interchangeable cogs, and differences among them, such as on the basis of race, usually are not functional. I mean, they may be functional for a period, like if you want a super exploited workforce or something, but those situations are kind of anomalous. Over the long term, you can expect capitalism to be anti-racist — just because it’s anti-human. And race is in fact a human characteristic — there’s no reason why it should be a negative characteristic, but it is a human characteristic. So therefore identifications based on race interfere with the basic ideal that people should be available just as consumers and producers, interchangeable cogs who will purchase all the junk that’s produced — that’s their ultimate function, and any other properties they might have are kind of irrelevant, and usually a nuisance.”

- Excerpt from: Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky – 2002

The biggest European writers/street art challenge will take place in the post-nuclear location of Rome, at the back of the terrible Bomarzus, in the heart of Area 19.

If it is art when Banksy does it and degradation when you do it, if you’re tired of the street diktat, if you want to have a voice and some means of expression, take the next step and join us on the 14th of May for the biggest event in history: the International Street Art Competition.

Aesthetics at the service of politics, politics at the service of Aesthetics.

Those living in the Dublin area can visit the exhibition in the flesh at the National Library of Ireland.

Visit the NLI website for more information.