From ruins of Greek debt rises art, eager and blunt is an interesting article by Rachele Donadio on art in Greece, where the debt crisis has created an intriguing bright spot: "a burst of artistic activity in response to the national identity crisis it has provoked".
You can read the article published in the New York Times, World News Europe on October 15-16, 2011 at the following link: http://www.nytimes.com/World News