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Shamsia Hassani’s Nowadays: Dandelions, Fractures and the Memory of Home

June 18, 2026

Shamsia Hassani’s Nowadays is a quietly powerful canvas about exile, memory and the fragile feeling of belonging to a homeland carried within the heart. Through a barefoot female figure, a suspended city, a mended fracture and drifting dandelion seeds, Hassani gives poetic form to displacement, healing and hope.

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Banksy’s NOLA: The Quiet Power of Banksy’s Umbrella Girl

June 17, 2026

Discover the meaning behind Banksy Nola, also known as Umbrella Girl, one of the artist’s most poignant works created in post-Katrina New Orleans. Explore the symbolism, print editions, artist’s proofs, market history and why this quietly powerful image remains one of Banksy’s most compelling works for collectors.

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Bordalo II Big Trash Animals: Waste, Wildlife and Meaning

June 16, 2026

Bordalo II transforms discarded materials into powerful animal sculptures that confront waste, consumer culture and ecological responsibility. Looking beyond the spectacle of his Big Trash Animals, this GraffitiStreet feature explores the recurring themes that define his practice, from habitat destruction and public art to the poetic transformation of urban debris into wildlife.

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Marilyn Monroe in Art: How Contemporary Artists Continue to Reimagine an Icon

June 1, 2026

One hundred years after her birth, Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most reimagined figures in contemporary art. Discover how artists including Andy Warhol, D*Face, Invader, Sandra Chevrier, and Pure Evil continue to reinterpret her enduring legacy through Pop Art, street art, and contemporary portraiture.

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Banksy’s Girl with Balloon (Gold AP): Why This Rare Print Sold for Over £1.1 Million

June 1, 2026

Banksy’s Girl with Balloon Gold AP is one of the most valuable Banksy artist proof prints ever sold at auction. In March 2021, the rare Artist’s Proof achieved £1,104,000 at Sotheby’s London, establishing a benchmark for the Banksy print market and demonstrating the extraordinary demand for the artist’s rarest editions. More than a remarkable auction […]

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JR’s La Caverne du Pont Neuf in Paris: The City’s Oldest Bridge Becomes a Cave

May 23, 2026

JR’s La Caverne du Pont Neuf Paris is now visible on the banks of the Seine. The 120-metre inflatable cave structure enveloping Paris’s oldest bridge opened on 21 May 2026, with the interior accessible free of charge from 6 to 28 June.

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Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape Sells for $18 Million

May 21, 2026

Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape has officially entered the top tier of the artist’s auction history after selling for US $18 million (£13.3 million) during Wednesday’s Fair Warning auction held at Tiffany & Co.’s Landmark store in New York. The result places the work among the three highest auction prices ever achieved for a Banksy […]

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Invader Launches New Mosaic Invasion Across the Philharmonie de Paris

May 19, 2026

Invader has launched a new invasion across the Philharmonie de Paris and the neighbouring Cité de la Musique, installing a series of mosaic works throughout Jean Nouvel’s iconic architectural complex in Paris, coinciding with the new Video Games & Music exhibition currently running there. The mosaics integrate directly into Jean Nouvel’s angular geometry and metallic surfaces. Photo […]

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Bisser Transforms Leuven’s Historic Walls Into a Fantastical Street Art Landscape

May 18, 2026

Belgian street artist Bisser has transformed a weathered brick corridor in Leuven’s Jozef Pierrestraat into a sprawling fantasy-inspired mural, turning one of the city’s overlooked architectural surfaces into a vivid work of contemporary public art. Stretching across the length of the historic wall, the Leuven mural unfolds as a layered narrative populated by mythical creatures, […]

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Banksy Auction Results: The 10 Highest Prices Ever Achieved

May 18, 2026

Banksy has become one of the most influential and culturally recognisable artists of the 21st century, with collectors spending tens of millions on the artist’s most iconic works. Banksy Shreds ‘Girl with Balloon’ Painting in Sotheby’s Auction Stunt, London 2018. Image © Banksy / Sotheby’s Auction House. From Love Is in the Bin shredding itself moments after […]

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Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape Heads to Auction With $18 Million Estimate

May 16, 2026

Banksy’s Girl and Balloon is heading to auction with an estimate of US $13 million to $18 million, bringing one of the artist’s most popular images back into focus at a moment when the Banksy market continues to gain populairty. Banksy’s Girl and Balloon on Found Landscape. Image copyright Fair Warning auction The 2012 work Girl and Balloon […]

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