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HERAKUT, coming to Corey Helford Gallery in LA this Feb. 24th
On Saturday, February 24, downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) will proudly present the latest exhibition from leading German graffiti artists and storytellers HERAKUT ; HERA (Jasmin Siddiqui) and AKUT (Falk Lehmann). Titled “Herakut’s RENTAL ASYLUM,” the exhibition of all new works will inhabit CHG‘s 4,500 square-foot main gallery, with the artists in attendance. Regarding their …
Mural by MP5 for a feminist project in Naples, Italy
Known for her incisive black and white and feminist driven drawings, Italian Artist MP5 just painted a mural on the premises of the Women’s Documentation Center in the Spanish quarters in Naples, Italy, which unfortunately, only a few people are aware of its existence. About The Mural The Women’s Center contains a gender library and an archive …
NEVERCREW in Phoenix, Arizona
Known for their environmentally charged murals, the Swiss duo NEVERCREW just finished working on a Series of three interconnected pieces in a historical building in downtown Phoenix (AZ), that once housed a radio station and two newsrooms, and was a filming location for the movie Psycho, by Hitchcock. This project was curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre (FatCap). About The …
Belgian Street Artist Joachim’s Solo Show is coming to London in March
GraffitiStreet are proud to announce ‘Born to Paint’, the debut London solo show by hugely successful Belgian street artist Joachim. The show opens on Thursday 1st March 2018 (18:30-22:00) for a Private view, then will be open daily from Friday 2nd to Saturday 11th March 2018 (10:00-18.30) at Unit 11 Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick …
SAVE OUR SOULS: an art campaign denouncing the destruction of Indonesia’s forests and wildlife
Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic returns for a second year of Splash and Burn with a giant SOS distress call carved into the landscape of an oil palm plantation; calling attention to the ongoing destruction of Indonesia’s forests and wildlife. About The Project In tribute to the last 14,600 orangutans remaining in the wild in Sumatra (Indonesia), the cosmetics company Lush, in …
ICY & SOT Gift Wall St a Large Sculpture of Crumpled Cash
The iranian artist duo, ICY and SOT, two brothers based in Brooklyn, New York recently surprised Wall Street with an impromptu installation featuring a giant wad of crumpled cash. The car-sized wadded-up $1 bill popped up in the Financial District last weekend, ironically after the GOP Tax Reform Bill which President Trump signed into law earlier …
Last Horizon by Jerico Cabrera Carandang in Civita Castellana, Italy
Filipino born, Italian artist Jerico Cabrera Carandang recently painted a new wall for “PUBBLICA” project, an urban art residence created by Kill The Pig for the city of Civita Castellana, Italy. About The Mural Jerico Cabrera Carandang spent three months in the city of Civita Castellana for an urban art residency. During this time he …
Moniker is Coming to Brooklyn, NYC May 3 – 6, 2018
Moniker Art Fair is pleased to announce it will debut a New York City edition during New York Frieze week, open to the public May 3-6, 2018 at Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY. In the United Kingdom, Moniker has established itself as the leading fair dedicated to Urban Art and its related subcultures, bringing …
Julieta xlf and Bifido Paint New Mural in Requena, Spain
The Street-Artist duo Julieta xlf and Bifido recently collaborated on a new mural in Requena, Spain. Sponsored by Ayuntamiento de Requena, the new work, titled “Le Baccanti” blends their different techniques of photorealism and illustration. About The Mural To bring the Athenian playwright to life, “Le Baccanti” depicts a girl looking at her reflection …
VALIENTE CREATIONS Launches the 12+1 Project in Sant Feliu – Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona native, Irene Valiente aka Valiente Creations recently kicked-off the 12+1 Project in Sant Feliu de Llobregat with the mural “Nare”, derived from the Latin verb fleet. Coordinated by the Contorno Urbano Foundation and Kaligrafics, the project will bring in 12 artists over the course of 12 months, interchanging one wall each month. About the …
New Mural by Beau Stanton in Nashville Honors Local Waterways
Recently the Brooklyn-based artist Beau Staton visited Nashville, Tennessee as part of the Nashville Walls Project to paint a new mural that brings attention to the waterways of Middle Tennessee and the value they bring to the area. About the Mural Located on 5th Ave in Downtown Nashville, the 75X70 foot mural shows a …
Top 5 Murals in Newtown, Australia
My home used to be Chorlton, Manchester (in the UK). Now home is Newtown, Sydney (in Australia). Culturally they are similar suburbs. Colourful, eccentric, tolerant, diverse, hip, politically involved, bohemian. Not quite separated at birth. But pretty close. I’m connected to both places by an invisible length of twine. I have on occasion, made a …