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Celebrating the life of Christophe E. Bouchet, Berlin Wall artist and street art pioneer, 2021

February 28, 2021

After a long illness, Christophe E. Bouchet passed away peacefully in his sleep at his studio on February 1st 2021. Christophe was born in 1959 in St. Aignan-sur-Cher in France, and was born almost deaf. Despite all adversities, he studied at the École supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse, the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and […]

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Feminist Steps in Manoteras: A Symbol of Progress and Call to Action by Street Artist Aida Gomez

February 28, 2021

Aïda Gómez have taken a bold and creative step towards change by creating “Gradas Feministas de Manoteras/ Feminist Steps of Manoteras” in Manoteras, a neighbourhood located northeast of Madrid. Female artist Aïda Gómez was in charge of converting the stands of Manoteras Park (or “old park” as the neighbours call it) into a space for expression, […]

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Sonny’s New Mural Shines a Light on Leopard Conservation, Cape Town 2021

February 24, 2021

Internationally renowned artist, Sonny, is known for using his creative voice to raise awareness for important environmental issues, with his latest mural shining a light on wildlife corridors as an innovative conservation approach that is bringing hope to the Cape leopard and other endangered wildlife.  “For me, this Cape leopard is a symbol of hope, as people […]

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Hyper-Realistic Monumental Butterflies Murals by MANTRA Land in Arkansas Little Rock, AR. 2021

February 24, 2021

Artist Youri Cansell (b. 1987, France), known around the world as Mantra, has completed two larger-than-life butterfly specimen case murals in Little Rock and Bentonville for Arkanvas. ARkanvas, is a statewide engagement curated and produced by women-led global curator group Justkids and commissioned by Bentonville art organization OZ Art, in partnership with The Unexpected, bringing […]

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Mural Art Demonstration for Freedom of Speech, Barcelona 2021

February 21, 2021

On Sunday, February 7th, urban artists took to the streets in the Parque de las Tres Chimeneas, Barcelona to paint against the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel, arrested for ‘exalting terrorism’ with his song lyrics and tweets. Fifteen artists (Roc Blackblock, Antón Seoane, El Rughi, Magia Trece, Doctor Toy, El Edu, Galleta María, Kader, Maga, Owen, Reskate, Chamo San, Sigrid Amores, Tres Voltes Rebel, Arte Porvo, Elna Or, among others) […]

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CAN’T PLACE THIS HERE, CHÖ Public Art Festival 2021

February 17, 2021

A highly unusual piece of art has made its appearance at the CHÖ Public Art Festival. The piece is an architectural intervention: two iconic Soviet concrete fence panels (known as PO-2) intersect each other. The artwork transfers the concept of ‘structural overlap’ from the world of video games to reality as a comment on the […]

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Art inspiring the public to keep dreaming, 2021

February 12, 2021

The BUILDHOLLYWOOD family of JACK, JACK ARTS and DIABOLICAL have collaborated with Yinka Ilori on a national scale and Super Freak, Zoe Power and Lottie Nadeau in their local cities to inspire and remind us all to keep going and keep dreaming even during these challenging times. This is the latest instalment of their Your Space Or Mine project, which gives artists and creatives a platform on […]

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Street Artists help STOP Child Labour and Trafficking through Billboard Art, New York City 2021

February 9, 2021

Millions of children are trapped in child labour and trafficking. What if Art could help YOU understand the issue and take action? 152 M Children in child labour 148 Goods involved 105,000 Children trafficked in the US To kick-off, the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, join the #FreeChildren campaign curated by Street Art for […]

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A Sculpture from the fifth dimension, Ural public art festival CHӦ, Russia 2021

February 6, 2021

Sculptor Roman Ermakov created a 6-metre sculpture titled ‘El Skyscraper’ artwork for Ural public art Festival CHӦ in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The colour block sculpture was placed in the city square of Ekaterinburg. Skyscraper is from the series ‘Dancing Axis of the Fifth Dimension’ and corresponds to the motto of the festival “Stand firmly on your […]

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New Mural by INTI “The TAMARUGO”, CHILE 2021

February 5, 2021

The Tamarugo is a flowering native tree from the north of Chile, which manages to survive in one of the aridest places on the planet, Atacama Desert. It is only found in northern Chile, particularly in the Pampa del Tamarugal, some 70 km east of the city of Iquique. INTI used the Tamarugo as his […]

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自然重力 41/ GRAVITY XLI by Hua Tunan is inspired by the landscape, Shanghai 2021

January 29, 2021

In January 2021, Chen Yingjie (Hua Tunan) was invited by the Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum MOCA to work away from the usual creative space and go to Shanghai to create “Gravity XLI” landscape series. The mural 自然重力 41 | GRAVITY XLI was painted on Nanchang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai / (中国)上海市黄浦区南昌路292号. The road is lined […]

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