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Above the Clouds By Artez in Belgrade, Serbia
I do a lot of writing at Hotel Indigo on New York’s Lower East Side. The snacks are too expensive to even consider purchasing, but there’s free strawberry lemonade and the air that streams through the vents smells purposely perfumed. One night, walking home from an especially harrowing battle with a blank page, I turned …
A Phalanx of Angels Ascends over Downtown Las Vegas
Native Las Vegas artist and photographer James Stanford has designed a monumental site-specific mural to commemorate the iconic Blue Angel statue that watched over Downtown Las Vegas for 61 years from its mid-century perch at the Blue Angel Motel. About The Mural The art installation A Phalanx of Angels Ascending was commissioned by Alison Chambers, …
Mr. Dheo & Pariz One paint A Twin Mural in Porto On Racism And Xenophobia
The portuguesse artists Mr. Dheo and Pariz One recently collaborated in Porto, Portugal to create two massive murals split between the two building facades of the student residence, Livensa Living Porto Campus of Temprano Capital Partners. The mural, done with a spray technique, aims to trigger awareness towards two social problems: racism and xenophobia. About …
Brand New, You’re Retro: NUART FESTIVAL Line Up 2019
As Nuart Festival kicks off its 19th edition, they once again bring a host of international artists to the city of Stavanger to help us make sense of the world we inhabit and how we can better navigate it. Through the creation of public artworks, Nuart aims to challenge existing narratives, generate new ideas, and …
‘Garbage Whale’ by Murmure Street at the V-Rox Festival in Vladivostok, Russia
In July French Duo, Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche Aka Murmure Street completed their first of a series of murals called “Garb(age)” in Vladivostok (Russia). Titled “Garbage Whale“, the mural was curated by the cultural festival V-Rox. After studying at the Beaux-Arts, Paul Ressencourt and Simon Roche have been transforming public spaces since 2010, and work under the …
Recap Of The Second Edition of Underground Mural Project at Ink Block
July marks the completion of the second iteration of the Underground Mural Project at Ink Block in Boston’s South End. The event was curated by Street Theory, an entity powered by Boston-based development firm National Development. A recap issued by the organization calls Ink Block “Boston’s only outdoor street art gallery.” The project’s website explains …
Conflicting Forces Within A Rapidly Changing Lynn
In January 2019, we ran an article highlighting the role that street art can play in aiding the nefarious forces of gentrification, oftentimes set into action by greedy corporate land developers. We told this story specifically through a lens focused on the role that the new Beyond Walls mural festival has played in a rapidly transforming …
Street-Art Duo PichiAvo Unveil A Mural in Barcelona
Organized by the cultural entity Rebobinart Association on behalf of the real estate development company Temprano Capital Partners, the Spanish street-art duo PichiAvo were recently invited to Barcelona to create their first large-scale mural in the city. For students that reside at the Livensa Living Diagonal Alto in Esplugues de Llobregat, a building designed by …
Risk Paints An Entire Building In Cleveland, OH
Last month legendary street artist Kelly “RISK” Graval, in conjunction with local nonprofit Graffiti HeArt, painted a mural that wrapped around the entire exterior of Graffiti HeArt’s new venue, located at Superior Ave and E 49th. The mural was a celebration of the opening of Cleveland’s first graffiti studio and gallery. Risk, a Los Angeles …
Belin, REKA & ZMOGK Unveil Murals For 2019 Wall Street Art Festival Grand Paris Sud
Now in its fifth edition, the 2019 Wall Street Art Festival has begun, bringing world-famous artists to the southern suburbs of the French capital. Organized from May to December in partnership with the Greater Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart agglomeration community and Gautier Jourdain, co-founder of Galerie Mathgoth – Paris, it’s become a signature cultural attraction to …
Estonia´s Leading Street Art Festival Celebrates 10 Years Of “Anarcho-Street Art”
14 street artists from 6 countries descended upon Estonia´s second city, Tartu, last month for the 10th anniversary of one of Europe’s longest running street art festivals, Stencibility. Over the course of five days site-specific artworks were supplemented by a satellite program of events including artist talks, workshops and the launch of the 2nd issue …
A Mural By Dulk In Grenoble On The Human Impact On Biodiversity
Nestled in the French Alps is Grenoble, a rural and undeveloped area in France where a wide range of wildlife can be found. For this years’ edition of the Grenoble Street Art Fest, the Spanish street-artist Dulk created a stunning mural titled “The Guardian” that brought attention to the lynx, a species of wild cats …