Argentinian artist Elian created a mural using existing textures, histories and colors; while adding a hint of his own geometrical flair. It’s a smaller piece, but it catches the eye and chronicles the state of a wall once used for advertisements and recreation of political ideologies. Elian was part of Peruvian street art festival Latir Latino in …
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Earlier this week I had the opportunity to see a special preview of The Return of Lencho, the first full-length film written and directed by four-time Emmy Award winning producer Mario Rosales. I’ve been, since, haunted by its vivid portrayal of the ruthless brutality directed against street artists and youth in Rosales’s native Guatemala. Featuring the artwork …
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mobstr has been busy lately with a few new clever text-based stencils around London and a print release that is a bit different from the standard fare from printers like Pictures on Walls or The Outsiders. What makes mobstr’s latest print, entitled This One, interesting is that it’s a reversible doublesided print with a different …
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A very late link-o-rama, but hey, Sunday is still the weekend. Stained glass street art? It’s a thing now. Rowdy has a show coming up in a few days in Newcastle, UK. How and Nosm are the latest artists to paint at Bowery and Houston, and they have a new print out at Papermonster. Eyebeam …
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Originally, I submitted this essay for publication in the We Own the Night, the official book of The Underbelly Project. It was not published in the book, but today, the two-year anniversary of the public announcement of The Underbelly Project, seems like a good time to finally get this piece out into the world. – …
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gilf! is the type of person to engage you with her art, both visually and verbally. Though the messages are implicit in her imagery, she is quick to drop her paint can to discuss her pieces with anyone who catches her in progress. When entering into a curated mural project, I wondered how an area …
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Stikman, a fan favorite street artist along the East Coast, has a solo show opening on Friday at Philadelphia’s Stupid Easy Gallery. Stikman 20.1 Celebrating 20 Years Hanging Around Philly is the Philly version of his 20th anniversary show that was on at Pandemic Gallery back in the springtime. If Amtrak doesn’t get running again …
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The artist and graffiti writer by the names of The Reader, Read More Books, Books, Boans and others (who has a big new piece up in NYC) has a show on earlier this month at Ditch Projects in Springfield Oregon. The closing party for the show is Halloween night, where there will be a concert …
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Faile recently returned from a trip to Mongolia sponsored by Tiger Translate, where they unveiled their latest sculptural creation and some street work. Over the past few months, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller (aka Faile) have been working closely with Mongolian sculptor Bat Munkh to bring this colossal piece to life in its permanent home. Faile …
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