Expanding on traditional graffiti tropes, Barcelona-based multimedia artist Ripo draws heavily on elements of calligraphy and antique signage to reclaim public space and confront the public with its surroundings.
Rolling blunts with Iranian currency, appropriating coveted Iranian paintings with tattoos and bottles of whiskey, and turning the chador into a sexy, sensuously revealing cloth, San Francisco-based artist Taravat Talepasand loves to play.