Fort Kochi Graffiti
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Fort Kochi Graffiti is the Banksy-styled graffiti to protest against the Kochi-Muziris Biennale by an unknown artist in the street and walls in Fort Kochi. This satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a stencilling technique. It is creating a flutter in social networking sites the world over.
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Sources
Thomas, Edison (11 December 2014). "Banksy style graffiti was done to protest against the Biennale". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
Nidheesh, M K (8 December 2014). "Guess Who Says It".
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