Tune in at 16:00 London, 19:00 UAE
Live from Abu Dhabi Connect the World takes you on a journey across continents, investigating the stories that are changing our world.
Live from Abu Dhabi Connect the World takes you on a journey across continents, investigating the stories that are changing our world.
Writing on the Wall
July 1st, 2009
12:24 PM ET
On Monday's show CTW took a special look at graffiti around the world. Take a look below.
What are your thoughts? Is graffiti a big problem where you are? Tell us! Leave a comment below or write to us at ConnectTheWorld@CNN.com
On Twitter
"That's a lunatic step of Netanyahu."
Former Israeli PM @barak_ehud tells me giving National Security Advisorâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…RF
Former Israeli PM @barak_ehud says @netanyahu's decision to fire the country's defense minister raises questions ovâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…qO
"He [Benjamin Netanyahu] could've gotten the votes today if he wanted to."
Israel's judicial reform bill alreadyâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4A
"Tonight you will see demonstrations from both sides"
Chairman of the World Likud @dannydanon tells @BeckyCNN thaâtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…mu2
Follow CNN’s live updates o#Israelelcnn.com/webview/middle…rF
TEAR DOWN THOSE WALLS
PERES
NETANYAHU
indeed and truly the world has lost an icon so dear to many,i wonder somtimes if michael jackson skin was black would he have made such impact.we should all to appericate that which is divine given.
BNE is all over Tokyo- and not a NEW tag by any means, been seeing it around for years...
I second that Gene!
Walls are bad! Integration not seperation! Love your brother, don't lock him up in a cellar!
some kind of art is nice .however other ones are truly a pollution.
Graffiti is a big problem in Brazil as it is elesewhere. These are not "artists" but simply vandals with no respect for the property of others. They should be severely punished when caught. If I defaced your car and called it "art" it would be a crime. This is no different.
The "art" & "vandalism" category overlaps in street graffitti. Wasn't Norman Mailer one of the first to wave its glorious banner?
I love graffitti -it's all over some of the inner cities in Mexico & as an amateur photgrapher I love shooting it, for there are some truly GREAT graffitti artists out there.
Communities would do well to offer inner city Mural Painting Competitions for its youth through the utilization of abandoned or unattractve city sights.
Donato Schimizzi, writer
http://www.twitter.com/SpaghettiKing
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Lets not forget that the walls are there to keep the suicide bombers OUT !! How typical of the world to form a moral picture based on their television and internet link.
Grafiti is not at all common in Nigeria where i'm from. And i guess i'm grateful for that. But i think it serves as an outlet for people to air their views on subjects that bothers them. It has its pros and cons but i think generally inorder to conform to civility it should be discontinued. There are alot of other means to say what you desire and how you feel.
Graffiti is a deep social expression that shows a form of art that is almost uncontrollable. As one of the four elements of the Hip Hop culture is here to stay and should not leave, even if makes people uncomfortable. In fact, art has the capacity to elicit heavy social reactions from the establishment and from the middle and upper class. Here in Colombia, we have great Graffiti artists, which paint the truths on the walls that cannot be faced by our Government.
Sounds like Bane.
I mean, mostly always taggers and graffitti artists will...tag they're signature. It's too ambivalent to be a warning or a movement.
It could be a crew but unlikely because of the King addition. And for what you've shown, it doesn't look like BNE tackles political or social issues. His tags aren't satyrical and his signatures aren't to complicated.
They're just tags. The best guess, so far, is that it's one person (or various, taking it that someone might've started some sort of "around the world" gimmick) who wants international recognition.
And I might be shooting in the dark here, but I stick to Bane. I don't know, makes sense to me.
As per graffiti being counted as vandalism or art, one has to keep in mind that there are those who are truly artists, and would never go and tag or bomb private property such as a car or a side of a family house. Those who do are usually looked down upon in the graffiti community because there is no respect in it. Banksy and even Claw and the man responsible for the Space Invaders do not throw up pieces in places that would be considered offensive. Moreover, most journalism regarding graffiti doesn't go deep enough into this sub-culture.
Regarding the graffiti on the wall, has it been so long that the world has forgotten the art of Christophe Bouchet, Thierry Noir, and Keith Haring amongst others and what they accomplished in Berlin? To them, they did not want to paint the Wall to make it beautiful–"We are not trying to make the wall beautiful because in fact it's absolutely impossible....One bloody monster, one old crocodile who from time to time wakes, eats somebody up, and falls again back to sleep until the next time."
there is so much graffiti in paris. its shocking really. On the suburban trains there is always scratched up windows, writing on seats, signs, adverts.....everywhere.
(Fort Wayne, Indiana) All across the United States, retgeisred nurses are being saluted. On May 6, 2012, Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc. Zeta Eta Chapter is joining the American Nurses Association in celebrating Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring, as part of National Nurses Week, which is held May 6-12, every year. The purpose of the week long celebration is to raise awareness of the value of nursing and help educate the public about the role nurses play in meeting the health care needs of the American people.In honor of the dedication, commitment, and tireless effort of the nearly 3.1 million retgeisred nurses nationwide to promote and maintain the health of this nation, the ANA and Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. are proud to recognize retgeisred nurses everywhere for the quality work they provide seven days a week, 365 days a year.Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc., Zeta Eta Chapter, kicked off National Nurses Week on Saturday, May 5, 2012 by hosting a luncheon which celebrated the fashions and programs of First Lady Michelle Obama in the Crown dining room at Kingston Care Center, presenting information on women’s heart health – Go Red for Women, and recognizing nurses in the community for excellence in Advocating, Leading, Caring which exemplify this year’s theme for National Nurses Week. Carmen Moore BSN, RN, community health nurse consultant for Parkview Community Health Improvement, received recognition for Advocating. Phyllis Bragg MSN, FNP, RN, interim director of nursing for MedTech College and Jernice Watson RN, BS, MBA Perioperative Nurse Manager for VA Northern Indiana Health Care System received recognition for Leading. Tamela Guyton, MSN, FNP, RN, nurse practitioner Parkview Physicians Group Auburn, received recognition for Caring.Chi Eta Phi sorority, an organization of professional nurses, advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice and mentoring new nurses. Tracie Jones BSN, RN, December graduate of St. Francis University, currently employed at University Hospital IU Health Systems and Alexandria Lightning BSN, to be graduated May 9 from IPFW, received recognition for Future Leaders.Annually, National Nurses Week begins on May 6, marked as RN Recognition Day, and ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a modern profession. Chi Eta Phi Sorority will end National Nurses Week with a private cake and punch reception on Saturday, May 12.
May I propose a speculative clue to BNE's identity? I note that 'BNE' is the IATA 3 letter airport identifier for Brisbane (BrisbaNE), Australia. Perhaps 'BNE' is a frustrated Australian globetrotter looking to leave his 'mark' on the world!?
Graffiti or not, painted with art or just scratches, wall is there to reflect a divided humanity for its destruction. Why do we build walls? The day we'll find an adequate answer to why, that day will be the end of walls. And, for sure, "people are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges".
BNE has a blog,I just found it at http://www.gradientmagazine.com
Like the sound of a dream.
The splendour
of the laughing
clouds appears
in the calm
of a quietness,
with delicate
breaths and a
restless seaside.
Francesco Sinibaldi
I have learn some just right stuff here. Definitely price bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how so much effort you put to create this sort of wonderful informative site.