This week I’ve got a rather major correction to make. A few days ago, I wrote about a piece by Jeice2 where it looked like he went over a bunch of tags with with a poster. Turns out, the poster was just taped on for the purpose of a photograph, and so the graffiti was not covered.

Anyway, here’s what I’ve been looking at this week:

• Some beautiful street in LA by A Common Name. Some of the best work I’ve seen done in LA without permission in a while.
• Another fantastic wall by Blu. This time in Morocco.
• Some spots in Germany and San Fransisco by Herakut.
• Pedro Matos has a show opening this month at Ivory & Black in London.
• Galleria Patricia Armocida in Milan has a great 3-person group show on right now with Swoon, Monica Canilao and Dennis McNett. Perfect combo.
• Shepard Fairey has done another digital animation artwork for s[edition].
• The City of Gold festival in Johannesburg seems to be going nicely.

Photo by Mike Pearce

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I was in Milan on Monday night for the opening of “Nos Braços de um Anjo,” Os Gêmeos’ solo show at Galleria Patricia Armocida. The gallery was packed with a who’s who of the street/low-brow/graffiti art world. It felt like every other person there was massively important and respected for some reason or another. And, of course, the twins did not disappoint. Brazil’s most important street artists (or perhaps just “artists”?) have created another series of stunning paintings, sculptures and installations (and rumor has it the entire show was sold out or at least on hold before the doors even opened). I took a few photos:

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