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Aalborg (Denmark) has recently become home to a new mural by Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic, known for his evocative street art that often features children interacting with their environments. The mural, titled “The Ugly Duckling,” is a testament to Zacharevic’s ability to blend cultural motifs with contemporary urban settings, and it has been curated by the …

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The series has been off to a flying start with the mighty Martin Ron and his assistant Matt Gorrick working on the 600 m2 ‘Olivia and her Heart of Gold’. The creation of this spectacular piece saw the pair work from early morning to late into the night for 16 days. The long Scandinavian summer …

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Case Maclaim has just completed a mural titled ‘Heart Is Aching’ for the 9th edition of KIRK Gallery’s ‘Out in the Open’ series. This is his second mural in Aalborg following ‘Carnival is Cancelled’ which he created back in 2020. And as an extraordinary feat, Case Maclaim managed to paint this latest mural whilst simultaneously …

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KIRK Gallery’s 8th edition of the ‘Out in the Open’ mural project is off to a flying start with an epic masterpiece titled ‘Barrier’ from British artist Helen Bur. After ten days of tireless work, Helen Bur added her magnificent mark to the streets of Aalborg, Denmark.  ‘Barrier’ now joins 70 stellar ‘Out in the …

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Out in the Open 2021 has just kicked off with its 7th season with a beautiful mural by the German Duo Holger Weissflog & Jakob Bardou AKA Innerfields. Titled Pioneer, the mural is the first out of six murals that are scheduled for this summer by some of the most renowned street artists, under the …

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Internationally acclaimed Australian artist Fintan Magee has been working hard during times of lockdown and is gearing up for a new solo show, Days Grow Longer at KIRK Gallery. From working-class subjects to environmentally-focused commentary, Sydney based Magee has emerged as a unique figurehead for the socially-conscious twenty-first century muralist community and is often referred to as a social realistic …

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The pandemic situation is thankfully now clearing up in Denmark and after a long period of closed doors; KIRK Gallery is happy to present the return of Herakut. The internationally acclaimed artist duo from Germany will premiere their upcoming solo show Mixed Feelings from March 6th.  Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) and Akut (Falk Lehmann) formed in 2004.  …

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Norwegian artist Martin Whatson certainly maximized his time during his latest Aalborg trip by completing two stellar murals for this year’s ‘Out in the Open’ series at KIRK Gallery. The big lift had to go for quite an awkward ride to reach a little green house from the 1930’s situated in a pretty Aalborg street …

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It’s an honor to once again cover Kirk Gallery’s ‘Out in the Open’ series  in downtown Aalborg, now in its 6th year and featuring work from a stable of some of the world’s most prolific muralists. KIRK gallerist and curator Lene Kirk expressed her joy of watching Norwegian artist Martin Whatson get to work on …

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Inti Castro, artistically known as INTI (meaning sun in Quechua), is one of Latin America’s foremost street artists.  He has just completed a stunning mural in Aalborg, Denmark as part of the 6th edition of the mural project ‘Out in the Open’ series by KIRK Gallery.  This striking new mural titled ‘TAIÑ MAPU / Our Land’, …

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The “carnival” has been cancelled globally in the spring of 2020. As we are all painfully aware, the whole world has been locked down and the Covid 19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on all lives, businesses and events. Within this context, German artist Andreas Von Chrzanowski, aka Case Maclaim, has recently completed a large …

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KIRK Gallery is due to open a new large solo show with New York born artist Oliver Vernon, today considered to be one of the main forces within modern abstraction (aside his considerable talent as a street art artist).This is his second show at KIRK Gallery, with whom he also did a large mural in …

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