Street Art Beyond Banksy: Cibo in Italy, Anonymous Political Satire in Turin, and LX Factory in Lisbon

Street art has become a globally widespread practice for expressing political views or artistic visions, whether signed or anonymous. In Italy, one notable writer is Pierpaolo Spinazzè, known as Cibo, who covers violent graffiti with images of fruit and vegetables. In Turin, an anonymous artist targets politicians: Matteo Salvini is depicted with a Hitler-style mustache in Corso Cairoli, Marine Le Pen appears in a fake Gillette advertisement in Piazza De Amicis, and a fake billboard shows Mario Adinolfi as a Dolce & Gabbana testimonial. The same unknown artist is likely behind billboards featuring Maurizio Gasparri and Alessandra Mussolini, the latter as a fake Durex testimonial. In Lisbon, the Alcântara district, beyond the 25 de Abril bridge, hosts LX Factory, a former manufacturing site turned creative hub. It includes restaurants and the Ler Devagar bookstore, opened in 1999, where shelves reach the ceiling. Works by Vhils and the Italian artist Millo are present; Millo's piece shows a figure observing the world from a wooden plane. The text notes that while Banksy is the first name that comes to mind in street art, a continuous movement exists that uses wall design to speak and expose itself, whether in color or monochrome, anonymously or not, with the essential aim of expressing identity without censorship.