The Separation Wall Will Fall, and Artist Granite Amit Is Sure of It

“Urban Art may convey best the true political, social, cultural pulse of the city: such as political anti-racist break dance in Chicago, graffiti in Paris- raising issues of African and Islamic immigration, and in Jerusalem, the defiant expressions of protest painted on the separation wall” – Granite Amit

Granite Amit’s Paris-Chicago-Jerusalem is made in the style of an advertising banner, one you would see hanging on the side of a street attached to a tall lamppost. The fabric banner uses very minimal colors: light shades of blue, gray, and red, and is focused on three cities, Paris, Chicago, and Jerusalem. All of these cities have a common ground on transcending certain political and social issues, as Amit states above. The theme of the ARC Gallery show was to make a Paris/Chicago connection, and the artist chose to also include her passion for the issues going on in Israel, which was carefully placed within the layout of the piece. It is evident that Amit passionately aspires for social change, such as the text in the art suggests: “Like in Berlin someday this wall will be only in museums.”

By Alana Voldman