Hans Leo MaesNothing To See Here - The Subtle art of graffiti suppression during the 2019 Hong Kong Protests

“Hong Kong protest summer 2019 saw a proliferation of graffiti and street art as expressions of dissent in the context of an increasingly repressive government crackdown. While the city had been the hunting ground of some notable treet artists like the King of Kowloo and Invader before, in recent years the art form had been largely coopted by commerce and goverment for marketing and city-branding efforts targeting the Instagram generation…”