Resilient Cities

In a city under pressure, where conflict can break out at any moment, a new generation of artists are rising above Beirut's bullet-holed past.

In a city on the divide between Russia and Europe, the art of protest stands against war and corruption.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake, the sounds of creativity reverberate throughout the streets of Port-au-Prince.

After two decades of violence and corruption under the reign of the largest cocaine drug cartel operation in history, Medellín awakens to the sights, sounds and colors of urban renaissance

Art as solace in an Athens on the verge of economic collapse.

In a city under an authoritarian regime, where political activism can lead to imprisonment, a few brave artists are challenging the oppressive power structure.

In a volatile, divided city in the heart of the Middle East, artists are fighting for their own truth and trying to keep their creative energy alive.

In Africa's largest city, characterized by extreme social divides, artists are bringing controversial debates into public life.

In post-revolution Havana, despite a recent opening up of the island, artists struggle to get their work out.

In Manila, artists insist on creating in spite of a new climate of fear in the country.

In a Jakarta beset by a wave of religious and moral conservatism, artists are at the forefront of a fight against threats to personal freedom.

In the vibrant metropolis of Nairobi, artists are disrupting the stagnation of the ruling elites.

In one of the richest cities in the US, beset by a high murder rate, artists are fighting segregation.

In Karachi, artists create in the midst of a growing and dangerous fundamentalism.

In Warsaw, artists are rising and denouncing the excesses of the new nationalist government.