The thing about street art is that there is no permanence. Beirut’s streets are constantly changing, with more and more vivid pieces added to the city every year and others removed by authorities, artists or natural causes. Some street artists feel offended when their work is defaced by fellow artists, while others take it with a pinch of salt, pointing out that in the same way they break the rules to paint in a public space, others have the same right to paint over it. In an effort to freeze frame Beirut’s street art, here is a selection found in 2016.
Wildstyle graffiti on the Emile Lahoud Highway, Karantina
A small but interesting piece on Qobayat Street, Mar Mikhael
Artist Potato Nose’s work on a war-torn building is visible from the General Fouad Chehab Highway
Pieces on the popular wall at the Tabaris intersection, Achrafieh
Stencil artwork by The Chain Effect on Armenia Street, Mar Mikhael
Unused buses are decorated at the old bus station on Armenia Street, Mar Mikhael
A piece at the Tabaris intersection, Achrafieh
Graffiti and a character on one of the colorful Mar Mikhael stairways
Manar gas station on Armenia Street, Mar Mikhael is well known for being completely covered in Graffiti, adding to the neighborhood’s hip vibe
Hady Beydoun’s beautiful, giant masterpiece near the bridge at the Charles Helou bus station adds some color to the area
The Bros Crew’s recent piece on Cairo street, Hamra
A masterpiece by Zed on the Charles Helou Highway, after Forum de Beyrouth
Street art like this piece in the Beirut Port district offers positive messages to the community
Ashekman’s recognizable Kermit piece at the Tabaris intersection, Achrafieh, has sparked a lot of conversation
Several artists’ graffiti along the popular Emile Lahoud Highway, Karantina
A piece signed 3akra on the Emile Lahoud Highway, Karantina
A message of peace on the Charles Helou Highway, Beirut Port district
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