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Innerfields, City Leaks, Urban Art Festival, Cologne Germany 2017. Photo Credit Robert Winter.

CITYLEAKS Urban Art Festival, Cologne 2017

September 29, 2017

CityLeaks is a biennial festival for contemporary urban art and have been leaving art on the streets since 2011. They have just wrapped up their fourth edition taking over the streets of Cologne Altstadt-Nord during the first three weeks of September. “This September CityLeaks Festival Centre will find its temporary home in a location which […]

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Asalto Urban Art Festival, Zaragoza, Spain 2017

September 28, 2017

The “Asalto” is the International Urban Art Festival that has been gracing the streets of the old town of Zaragoza since 2005. Now in its twelfth edition the city has a rich history and boasts impressive works by national and international urban artists. Asalto has become a festival that aims to explore, discover or rediscover […]

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Wasp Elder Paints Pictures of the Past for UPEA Street Art Festival, Finland 2017

September 25, 2017

The second annual, multi-city Street Art Festival UPEA has begun in Finland. UPEA17 has invited local and international artists, such as Guido van Helten, Fintan Magee, Apolo Torres & Pat Perry, Rustam Qbic, Jani Leinonen, Andrea Wan, Artez, Dulk, Eero Lampinen, Messy Desk,  Millo, Onur,  Ricky Lee Gordon, Roberto Ciredz, Smug, Telmo Miel, Vesod, Wasp Elder and many more … to paint twenty large scale murals in thirteen […]

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Artez Brings his Nature Inspired Characters to UPEA Street Art Festival, Finland 2017

September 20, 2017

The second annual, multi-city Street Art Festival UPEA has begun in Finland. UPEA17 has invited local and international artists, such as Guido van Helten, Fintan Magee, Apolo Torres & Pat Perry, Rustam Qbic, Jani Leinonen, Andrea Wan, Artez, Dulk, Eero Lampinen, Messy Desk,  Millo, Onur,  Ricky Lee Gordon, Roberto Ciredz, Smug, Telmo Miel, Vesod, Wasp Elder and many more … to paint twenty large scale murals […]

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Fintan Magee, UPEA Street Art Festival, Finland. Photo Credit Salakari.

Australian artist Fintan Magee at UPEA Street Art Festival, Finland 2017

September 18, 2017

The second annual, multi-city Street Art Festival UPEA has begun in Finland. UPEA17 has invited local and international artists, such as Guido van Helten, Fintan Magee, Apolo Torres & Pat Perry, Rustam Qbic, Jani Leinonen, Andrea Wan, Artez, Dulk, Eero Lampinen, Messy Desk,  Millo, Onur,  Ricky Lee Gordon, Roberto Ciredz, Smug, Telmo Miel, Vesod, Wasp Elder and many more … to paint twenty large scale murals […]

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Banksy Basquiat Tribute, Barbican centre, london. Photo credit Banksy 2017

Banksy pays Tribute to Basquiat, Barbican Centre, London 2017

September 17, 2017

Two murals by Banksy have appeared close to the Barbican centre, London, unofficially marking the opening of the Barbicans latest exhibition Basquiat: Boom for Real. Basquiat: Boom for Real is the first large-scale exhibition in the UK of the work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960­-1988). One of the most significant painters of the 20th century, Basquiat came of […]

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Add Fuel. Photo Credit Hugo Moura.

Interview with Street Artist ADD FUEL, 2017

September 17, 2017

Add Fuel’s art cleverly reinterprets the language of the Portuguese ‘Azulejo‘ ceramic tile. His vector-based designs and stencil-based street art interventions offer a fresh urban twist to the traditional tile design. Look a little closer and they reveal a graffiti cartoon style illustration, impressive complexity and a masterful attention to detail. Add Fuels new designs of […]

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Hush, 20x21EUG, Eugene 2017. Photo Credit Athena Delene.

Street Artist HUSH paints for 20x21EUG Mural Project, Eugene Oregon 2017

September 17, 2017

The 20x21EUG Mural Project is an initiative of the City of Eugene Cultural Service’s Public Art Program to create 20 or more world-class outdoor murals in Eugene between now and the 2021 IAAF World Championships. This is the first time the World Championships will be held in the United States. The concept of a large […]

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Banksy Raises £205,000 to Oppose an Arms Fair in London’s Docklands, 2017

September 16, 2017

The Banksy artwork donated to “Art the Arms fair” has sold for £205,000 at auction. “Art the Arms fair” is an exhibition set up to oppose the “Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) fair“, held at the Excel centre in London’s Docklands, which hosts more than 1,600 exhibitors from 54 countries running from 12-15 September. Read […]

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Blek le Rat, 20x21EUG Mural project, Eugene 2017. Photo Credit Ben Schorzman

Stencil GodFather Blek Le Rat paints for 20x21EUG Mural Project, Eugene Oregon 2017

September 15, 2017

The City of Eugene Cultural Service’s Public Art Program is spearheading the 20x21EUG Mural Project with the aim of commissioning 20 or more top-tier outdoor murals in Eugene, Oregon, before the 2021 IAAF World Championships, which marks the first time the event will be hosted in the United States. This ambitious initiative seeks to enhance […]

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Artist JR Lifts Toddler Kikito Over The Mexican Border, 2017

September 15, 2017

The French street artist and photographer JR, known for his enormous black and white portrait paste-ups in public areas all over the world, now finds himself on the Mexican border for his new photographic project. JR inaugurated a huge scaffolding installation on the Mexican side of the border between the United States and Mexico. The […]

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