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Streets: World Roundup (July 2017)

With the beginning of August upon us, It’s time to take a look back at some murals that caught our eye last month in this edition of Streets World Roundup, mostly painted in July. First up is this amazing makeover of a 19th century castle in the Loire Valley of central France by Okuda featuring his colorful and prismatic style (photo edited from ChopemDown Films). Entitled Skull in the Mirror, this project (part of the recent Label Valette Festival) by the Spanish artist is not the first time […]

Openings: Urban Nation – M/11 – “Radius”

On February 22, URBAN NATION in Berlin introduced the 11th edition of their Project M/ series with an exhibition titled Radius. After introducing international talents in past projects, covering the past, present and future of urban art, M/11 was fully focused on the vast and diverse urban art community in Germany. For this event, the director of Urban Nation Museum For Urban Contemporary Art, Yasha Young, invited Boris Niehaus (JUST), Christian Hundertmark (C100) and Rudolf David Klöckner (URBANSHIT) to curate a very focused group show. This team […]

Recap: FestiWall 2016 (Italy)

The FestiWall public arts and music event recently wrapped up their 2016 edition with a small but effective roster of artists creating murals on the island of Sicily. An example of this was a lush piece entitled The Gardener (seen above) from Australian street artist Fintan Magee, a multi-story masterpiece painted over several days. Also check out some equally great pieces that beautified the city of Ragusa from Hyuro, Evoca1, SatOne, and Agostino Iacurci that are perfect examples of their aesthetic in the photos below… Photo credit: Marcello […]

Basel Week Miami ’15 / Previews: “Urban Masters” @ Hausammann Gallery

On December 3rd (6-9pm), Hausammann Gallery in Miami (251 NW 23rd Street) will be holding the opening reception for Urban Masters. Featuring the works of Brisk, C215, CMP1, Defer, Kamea Hadar, Lokiss, Mear One, Morik, Norm, OG Abel, Pener, Poesia, Rae Martini, Raptuz, SatOne, Shok-1, and Vesod, the group exhibition certainly should be on your itinerary if you are a fan of street and graffiti art and in town for Basel Week Miami. Check out some more preview shots from inside the space below… Photo credit: Todd Mazer. Discuss […]

Showing: SatOne – “In Memoriam” @ 886 Gallery

Currently at 886 Gallery in San Franisco, a show from SatOne is on view through October 3rd. Collectively entitled In Memoriam, the new work from the Munich-based artist was inspired by the notion that only the essential things in life will last, something that came to him while recently renovating his apartment. The abstractions seen in these new pieces mirror his work on the streets, but in this instance are memories that represent the journeys and paths one takes through life, the only thing that is […]

Previews: Graffuturism 5 Year Anniversary Group Exhibition @ 886 Geary Gallery

886 Geary Gallery hosts a stellar line up of contemporary artists that have transitioned from graffiti artists into highly regarded fine artists, without compromising their heritage, tonight in the form of the Graffuturism 5 Year Anniversary Group Exhibition. The first in a planned series of exhibitions across the globe celebrating the success of an art blog that been the catalyst in fostering a genuine movement, this exhibition in San Francisco is curated by Graffuturism founder Poesia; who brings together a global selection of artists that have established […]

Streets: SatOne x Roid x Wow123 (Germany)

Toward the end of last year, artists SatOne, Roid and Wow123 come together to work on a epic wall in Bremen, Germany. Entitled World Made of Plastic, the mural was painted as part of “A Dream – Mural Art Project” in Lüssumer Heide 36, Bremen Nord – blending their styles together nicely. Take a look at more photos below… Photo credit: Axel Stock / Graffuturism. Discuss SatOne here. Discuss Roid here.

Rewind: Jan 2 – Jan 25

Time for some more art-related videos to finish off your weekend with this latest edition of our Rewind feature. Starting things off are a series of videos from our friends at POW! WOW! with the Hawaii edition fast approaching. Up top is a look at a feature with legendary photographer Martha Cooper (interviewed) as she reviews last year’s festival. Down below are two other videos from last year’s POW! WOW! event in Taiwan. Other notable videos: A look at the El Mac + KWEST + STARE mural […]

Roids, Horfee, Score, Ken Sortais, Fence, SatOne – Rockenberg Prison Project (Germany)

Expanding a little more on a project we recently featured on our Streets World Roundup where we shared with you a mural from SatOne, we now bring you some more photos from the Rockenberg Prison project. Organized by Draw A Line, other artist including ROIDS (seen above), HORFÉE, SCORE, KEN SORTAIS, FENCE were asked to paint the walls a prison near Frankfurt along with the help of some inmates. The art project fostered some meaningful dialogue between the artists, guards, and inmates and hopefully will brighten up the […]

Streets: World Roundup (Aug 5 – Oct 20)

It’s time again for another Streets World Roundup where we review some the public art that you may have missfed recently. Leading things off is this sweet new mural form Phlegm. The Sheffield-based artist painted this Welsh Dragon in Roath, Cardiff for the Empty Walls Festival organized by the Modern Alchemists in Wales. You can check out more photos here. Other worthy walls come from El Mac – Los Angeles (source), Telmo Miel – Belgium (source), SatOne – Germany (source), Swoon – London (source), Mafeel – South Korea, Xuan Alyfe – Switzerland, Ernest […]