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Lonac’s Memory Lane Turns Everyday Objects Into Monuments

July 11, 2026

Lonac’s Memory Lane mural at Rexenera Fest 2026 enlarges everyday objects into a surreal reflection on nostalgia, memory and the stories possessions continue to hold.

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Pam the Bird on Bolte Bridge: Melbourne’s $700,000 Graffiti Tag Becomes World News

July 9, 2026

Pam the Bird has become one of Melbourne’s most divisive graffiti stories, moving from a repeated cartoon tag across the city to an international headline after the alleged artist scaled Bolte Bridge, painted the bird high above Melbourne and sparked a near nine-hour police standoff.

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Invader, Space Invasion, Hong Kong 2017. Photo Credit Invader

Invader: The Elusive Artist Turning the World Into a Global Game

June 19, 2026

Invader is the elusive French artist who has transformed the world into a playable artwork. Through thousands of pixelated ceramic mosaics installed across cities, coastlines, underwater sites and even space, he has created one of the most ambitious public art systems of the contemporary era.

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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 Nola AP blue green screen print Pest Control authenticated GraffitiStreet

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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