BANKSY ART IS GETTING ROBBED OFF LOCATION
LONDON — Elusive street artist Banksy says he has nothing to do with an auction of several of his works taken from walls and valued at up to $1.68 million. A statement on… Continue reading
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Banksy Auction has ‘Kissing Coppers’
A mural created on the side of a building by the elusive British street artist known as Banksy sold for $575,000. Dozens of other graffiti-style works were offered at the Miami auction being… Continue reading
Mark Bode’s Batch of Lizards
The first batch of lizards arrived today! Now I need to get them numbered and boxed up to start shipping! There are still a few of the edition available so email to nepenthes@comcast.net… Continue reading
Bieber Graffiti should be Illegal
Singer Justin Bieber has been asked to clean up graffiti left on a hotel wall in Australia. The singer spray-painted cartoon faces on an external wall of a Gold Coast hotel earlier this… Continue reading
Graffiti Going Legal in Ontario
Calling all artists…spray paint artists, that is. Now is your chance to step up to the plate and show your stuff. No, not on mailboxes, power boxes or waste collection bins. This is… Continue reading
As Legal Graffiti Disappears
The masked artist hovering over the Bronx sidewalk is but a phantom. The cinder block wall on West Farms Road near East 172nd Street, which for years was a gallery of graffiti murals, is… Continue reading
Before and after photos of New York’s graffiti mecca 5Pointz
New York’s historic graffiti mecca 5Pointz was erased early Tuesday, with a majority of the artwork being painted over with white paint. The five-storey warehouse complex in Queens had been a popular gathering… Continue reading
Photographer Captures The Gritty Beauty Of New York City On His IPhone / New York Urban Art
In his latest project, photographer Leland Bobbé captures New York’s neglected wall art — ripped and tattered posters plastered on buildings around the city — using only his smartphone. “I find that the… Continue reading
The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti / Urban Art Books
People have been making graffiti for millennia. Street art is a new term, dressing up a once-reviled practice for the age of MFAs and grant applications. A conservatory sensibility is evident in the… Continue reading
Bomb It 2 / Street Art Film
It’s been a little over five years since I reviewed Jon Reiss’ documentary Bomb It, a film that I called “easily the best documentary on graffiti history and culture throughout the world that I… Continue reading
Melbourne Gets New Coat / Australian Street Art
One of Melbourne’s iconic graffiti lanes was given a dramatic makeover on Sunday, but it only lasted 45 minutes. Artist Adrian Doyle used 150 litres of a single colour of paint to cover… Continue reading
Mickey Boston and Regimental Oneton – The Krylon / Graffiti Music
This video [filmed at the legendary landmark 5 Pointz in New York City] is a tribute to graffiti, graff legends, and the old school paint of choice: Krylon! Cope 2, Meres are some of… Continue reading
CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival – JAMESTOWN / Street Art Africa
The third annual CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival takes place in James Town on September 7 and 8. The festival is produced by ACCRA [dot] ALT and a host of collaborators across the city… Continue reading
Another Banksy street art to go from wall to auction – The Economic Times
Under cover of night, in 2008, Banksy, the pseudonymous British artist, stencilled a mural on a wall of a gas station in Los Angeles: the silhouette of a girl holding a basket of… Continue reading
Reefa Mourned By Hundreds / Miami Graffiti
Florida making headlines again for their sensitive law approach on handling young teenagers. Hundreds of friends and supporters of an 18-year-old graffiti artist who died after being shocked by a stun gun during… Continue reading
Meres goes to his Room – 5 Pointz / NYC Street Art
Meres is a super special individual that has one of the biggest artistic hearts, and a giving soul. He has been running 5 Pointz for many years, and the work that he has… Continue reading
Type Crazy – Queen Andrea / Events
Queen Andrea’s solo exhibition Type Crazy will feature new graffiti paintings, prints, and collage works inspired by her endless love for typography and graffiti letterforms. Excerpt from Type Crazy press release: “Andrea’s custom… Continue reading
Just One Skull – GoddoG / France Street Art
GoddoG contributed a piece he recently did in Briancon, France. Simple and to the point. Related articles C215 Does A Mural On The Streets Of Ivry,France / Street Art France (streetsaresayingthings.com)
Vandalism back in vogue / Middle East Graffiti
Graffiti, once the trade of thugs and unruly teens, is having something of a second coming in the Middle East. Could graffiti be the new hieroglyphics? Used by the ancient Egyptians to record… Continue reading
Street Surveillance Survival / Street Art
“When things get tough,” Neil Gaiman advised on in his fantastic commencement address on the creative life, “this is what you should do: Make good art. I’m serious. Husband runs off with a… Continue reading
2013 Living Walls Street Art conference / Atlanta, USA Street Art
The lineup of artists participating in the 2013 Living Walls street art conference has been announced. Last year’s all-female lineup generated no shortage of attention, including favorable coverage in the New York Times and controversies discussed near and far. This year’s artists… Continue reading
9/11 The Truth – Building 7 Sprayed over Connecticut / US Graffiti
‘9/11 The Truth – Building 7 , WTC , Rise up’ is being painted on underpasses, overpasses , walls, phone boxes, you name it! Large pieces along a majority of highways and roads… Continue reading
Street art wall is welcomed in Shanghai/ Street Art Asia
The Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration recently listed the graffiti wall at Shanghai Jiao Tong University as one of the city’s new tourism spots, and publicized it on its official Sina Weibo account. The… Continue reading
C215 Does A Mural On The Streets Of Ivry,France / Street Art France
C215 is a talented artist that I have been following for a few. A few pieces that I have witnessed have been a bit smaller, but at an eyeing point. The scale he… Continue reading
Snoop Smokin’ Dogg – Spine B7 / Mural
Spine B7 does it Doggy Style. Long Beach in the Living room! See more of SpineB7’s work on Facebook. Related articles Snoop Dogg Decides to ‘Let the Bass Go’ (uptoppop.com) Snoop Dogg –… Continue reading
Tele Mon Destin [Tele My Destiny] – Garbage Beauty / Montreal Street Art
Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting a few cats from Garbage Beauty. They take found objects from the street and they add their personal touch of hand calligraphy using markers and… Continue reading
LRG Artist Driven Nekst Tribute NYC / Video
Artist Driven members VIZIE, POSE, DABS and MYLA, STEEL, OMENS, Rich Colman, and KC ONE traveled to Brooklyn, NY to pay tribute and celebrate the life of NEKST with a huge collaborative wall… Continue reading