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Splash and Burn: an art campaign taking aim at Indonesia’s palm oil industry

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With a successful first-edition of a mural project and festival this summer (Read SAUS’s coverage of it here), CURA – Circuito URbano de Arte launched CURA X last month; a mini festival commemorating Belo Horizonte’s 120th year anniversary. For the event, Milu Correch was one of 2 artists invited to paint two large scale murals …

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In October, a series of murals gave a new face to four large facades of social housing in the heart of the 167B neighborhood, a popular suburb in the eastern outskirts of Lecce, in Southern Italy. The 167 Art Project was organized by the Parish community of San Giovanni Battista in the Stadio district, with …

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Despite the improvement in global economy, 2017 was an unsettling year filled with unpleasant events. Between President Donald Trump, and catastrophic hurricanes wrecking homes and livelihoods, as well as high-profile sexual harassment…. It’s been a heavy year. However, I believe 2017 brought more triumph than tragedy within the realm of street-art. The developer of NYC’s …

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Mexican calligraffiti artist Said Dokins and photographer Leonardo Luna recently visited The Netherlands, in coordination with the Amsterdam Urban Art Museum and Street Art Today, as part of a new project. Traveling between cities such as Radio Kootwijk, Landgraaf, Heerlen, Arnhem and Amsterdam, the project, titled Heliographies of Memory, presents a series of luminous paintings …

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Justkids recently took its artistic vision to Fayetteville (Arkansas) to launch a brand new and one of a kind public art event Green Candy. This event was commissioned by Experience Fayetteville, the convention and visitor center of the city which received thousands of arts enthusiasts during the 4 days event. About Green Candy Green Candy …

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2017 has been a very busy year for Argentinean Artist Milu Correch. She had her first solo show “Among Ashes” in Buenos Aires, her hometown, and managed to paint several murals in Argentina and parts of Europe.  About “Among Ashes” Exhibition “Among ashes” is Milu’s first solo show exhibited in April 2017 in a workshop …

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For 2017 Art Basel Miami, the Basel House Mural Festival took on an ambitious project in the Wynwood Art District. Inviting 80+ street-artists from around the world, they transformed the legendary walls of the iconic RC Cola Plant into an outdoor gallery. Among the vast array of talent was the South-African based British artist Sonny, …

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Polish born Berlin based artist Igor Dobrowolski recently created an art intervention on the streets of  Berlin aimed at raising awareness of the atrocities committed against the people of Yemen by Saudi Arabia with U.S., British and other Western-supplied weapons. You may not be aware if you watch the mainstream media in the United States, but …

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The Italian street artist Millo recently finished two large-scale murals in Shanghai, China for the MurMur Project, curated by Cao Bin. Entitled “Twist Of Fate” & “Sound Of You”, his signature imagery using simple black and white lines and minimal color are now stunning illustrations that express the inner thoughts and habits within the massive …

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Beguiling Italy is famous for ancient landmarks and classical artworks of the Renaissance period. However, new reasons to explore these historic cities include encountering the vast amount of street-art that’s sprucing-up archaic neighborhoods. Recently, the a.DNA Collective, an organization based in the Province of Salerno, invited the Venetian artist Manuel Di Rita, a.k.a. “Peeta” to …

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The Irish born London based painter Conor Harrington was invited by Mana Urban Arts Project and Juxtapoz Magazine to paint a mural in downtown Miami during Art Basel 2017 to celebrate the opening of the Juztapoz Clubhouse on Flagler street in partnership with Adidas Skateboarding. About The Mural Entitled “The Blind Patriot” Conor’s mural explores …

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Greek artist INO was recently in the Brazilian city Fortaleza to be part of the 4th edition of Festival Concreto to paint his latest mural entitled “Broken” emphasizing the phenomenon of prostitution. About The Mural In a place where disparities between rich and poor are very evident, INO wanted to address the problem of prostitution in his …

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