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STIK ‘Holding Hands’ Marquette Raises £287,500 for a Sculptural and Installation Art Programme, in East London, 2020

October 23, 2020

The unique quarter-sized bronze maquette of ‘Holding Hands’ went up for auction today (23rd October 2020) at Christie’s in London as part of their Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale. The hammer came down at a staggering £287,500, smashing the £80,000-£120,000 estimate! We all loved STIK’S ‘Holding Hands’ sculpture in Hoxton Square, East London. The […]

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Interview with street artist Keya Tama, 2020

October 21, 2020

Born in Cape Town in 1997 Keya Tama is now based in Los Angeles, California. Keya Tama was first known on the urban art scene under the moniker Cashril Plus, then Jack Fox. The son of street artist Faith47 and tattoo artist Tyler B Murphy, Keya has been around creativity since he was born. We catch up […]

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Pejac Paints Three Murals to Recognise the STRENGTH of Health Workers and Patients during the Global Pandemic, Spain 2020

October 17, 2020

As a gesture of gratitude to the health workers in his hometown of Santander, Pejac has painted three murals at University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla. Entitled after the quality of being strong, much needed in the world we live today, and especially within the walls of a hospital complex, ‘Strength’ is addressing three different aspects […]

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Banksy’s Mural Reminds us to Focus on the Good Things in these Uncertain Times, Nottingham 2020

October 16, 2020

A new mural by the elusive Banksy has been painted on the side of a hair and beauty salon on the corner of Rothesay Avenue in Nottingham. The image depicts a girl playing with a disused bicycle wheel like a hula hoop borrowed from the broken bike leant against the signpost. The bicycle could be […]

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Add Fuel Paints for Unity, Respect and Tolerance. Amadora, Portugal, 2020

October 13, 2020

JUNTOS which means together is part of the urban art promotion project “Conversas na Rua‘ / Conversations on the Street” taking place in Amadora, Portugal. Amadora celebrates itself as a multicultural city that celebrates diversity as a resource for the development of society and the cultural richness of the city. ADD FUEL’s mural stands proud […]

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Street Artist Aïda Gómez and the Green Illusion, Hamburg

October 10, 2020

The phrase “the grass is always greener on the other side” is a well-known idiom that suggests that people tend to believe that others have it better than themselves. However, in some cases, the grass really is greener on the other side, but it’s not because of natural reasons. Instead, it’s done through artificial means, […]

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Mona Caron’s Botanical Murals: A Journey Through History and Healing in the Jussieu Neighbourhood of Versailles

October 10, 2020

In the contemporary Jussieu neighbourhood of Versailles, where modern life intersects with a rich botanical heritage, Mona Caron’s murals breathe new life into the environment. Drawing from the historic legacy of botanist Bernard de Jussieu, who, in the 18th century, cataloged plants on the outskirts of Paris for medicinal use in his opus magnum, this […]

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NeSpoon’s Vintage Lace Mural Envelops the Lace and Fashion Museum, Calais 2020

October 7, 2020

The Museu of Lace and Fashion invited Polish street artist NeSpoon to create a large mural in her intricate crochet and lace style. The Museu of Lace and Fashion can be found in Calais, northern France. This area is famous for its lace-making tradition. In the early nineteenth century, a group of tulle making mechanics, […]

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Artist Saype’s Worldwide Symbolic Human Chain extends to Turin, 2020

October 1, 2020

French-Swiss artist Saype’s worldwide ‘Beyond walls Project’ extends his symbolic human chain to Turin. In a polarizing world, the artist chooses to symbolically create the largest human chain in the world to invite us to benevolence and to live together: the Beyond Walls project. A combination of pairs of intertwined hands, painted on the ground across […]

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Pahnl’s – ‘EPIPHANY’ Print: Behind the scenes 2020

October 1, 2020

Life stopped as we knew it in 2020 and a unique opportunity for self- and world-reflection was thrust into our ‘normal’ lives. Like the butterfly, a transformative period was cast upon us. We have learnt that the world doesn’t shape itself to accommodate us, and we need to grow the life we wish for, not […]

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Parees Festival, Mural Intervention Festival of Oviedo Spain, 2020

October 1, 2020

The fourth edition of the Parees 2020, Mural Intervention Festival of Oviedo (north of Spain), has just wrapped up another great year despite the global pandemic! With strict COVID-19 measurements in place, four new murals have been added to the street art city map, from a total of 22 that have been created since the […]

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