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Bache Unveils New Mural Exploring Lineage, Magic, and Natural Balance, Wuppertal

January 31, 2026

Mexican street artist Bache has unveiled a new large-scale mural titled Light and Temperance, painted in Wuppertal, Germany. The work presents a visually striking and symbolic reflection on one of humanity’s most enduring cardinal virtues: temperance, understood here as the ancient force of natural balance that sustains life, community, and the wider universe. Light and Temperance transforms the wall into a contemporary […]

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Millo’s Mural in Alcamo: Lo Scacciapensieri and Street Art in Sicily

January 27, 2026

In the St. Maria Ausiliatrice neighbourhood of Alcamo, Sicily, The new Millo mural in Alcamo rises across the side of a residential building with a musical instrument and a bright red heart. Created as part of Urban Sunrise Alcamo, the mural forms part of a long-term initiative focused on strengthening social bonds through contemporary street art, extending far […]

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Global Ocean Protection Murals Unite Artists Worldwide as the High Seas Treaty Comes Into Force

January 17, 2026

Global ocean protection murals have appeared across continents as artists respond to the High Seas Treaty coming into force. As the High Seas Treaty comes into force, artists around the world have responded in parallel, transforming public space into a shared visual language of responsibility. From island nations in the Indian Ocean to cities across […]

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Artist Richt’s Ocean Mural Marks the High Seas Treaty on the English Coast

January 17, 2026

A High Seas Treaty mural by artist Richt has appeared on the English coast, marking a pivotal moment for global ocean protection. A new mural unveiled this weekend in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, marks a pivotal moment for the world’s oceans. Created by Bristol-based artist Richt, the artwork coincides with the High Seas Treaty coming […]

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Tbilisi Mural Fest 2025 Recap: A Dance Across Georgia

January 15, 2026

Tbilisi Mural Fest 2025 unfolds across Georgia as a quiet choreography of images, expanding beyond the capital into Gori, Gurjaani, Kutaisi, and Lanchkhuti. More than a street art festival, it moves at the pace of the city itself… attentive to rhythm, gesture, and the everyday life that surrounds each wall. With more than fifteen new monumental […]

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Dados Punto Cero Reimagines the Smurf and Mr. Potato Head in 3D Murals for Festival Les Petits Bonheurs, France

January 12, 2026

Festival Les Petits Bonheurs 2026 embraces joy, creativity, and collective imagination through a playful art festival designed to bring contemporary street art into everyday life. Set in Auchel, France, this new edition places children, residents, and public space at the heart of artistic creation. As part of the 2026 program, the festival invited internationally recognised street artist Dados Punto […]

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The Symbolism in Shamsia Hassani’s Murals: Women, Silence, and Imagination

January 11, 2026

Shamsia Hassani’s symbolism lies at the heart of her murals, transforming walls into poetic reflections on resilience, silence, and imagination. The Afghan artist, widely recognised as the country’s first female graffiti artist, has developed a distinctive visual language centred on a recurring female figure: a woman with closed eyes, no mouth, and often holding a […]

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Bordalo II’s ‘Balloon Fish’ in Trafaria, Portugal: Monumental Street Art Made from Local Trash

January 7, 2026

On a coastal street of Trafaria, Costa de Caparica, a colossal pufferfish emerges from the side of a building. Its eyes are wide, alert, and if we look closely its skin reveals itself not as paint alone, but as an assemblage of discarded plastic, industrial remnants, broken objects, and local waste. Portuguese artist Bordalo II […]

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Ricardo Romero Begins 2026 with a Mural Honouring Sebastião Salgado in Leiria

January 3, 2026

Ricardo Romero’s Sebastião Salgado mural marks the beginning of 2026 with a gesture of remembrance and continuity. Unveiled in Leiria, the work honours the late Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, whose profound humanism shaped generations of image-makers and redefined the ethics of documentary photography. “I will start 2026 by sharing with you a piece I created to […]

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Street Artist in the Spotlight – RoamCouch

January 1, 2026

Street artist in the spotlight: RoamCouch. Few contemporary street artists have expanded the emotional and technical vocabulary of stencil art quite like Ryo Ogawa, known internationally as RoamCouch. Born in Gifu, Japan in 1976, Ogawa’s practice bridges precision and poetry, transforming the stencil medium into something unexpectedly romantic, immersive, and richly cinematic. Influenced early by Japanese manga […]

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Street Art with More Impact, Recap of 2025

December 27, 2025

Street art recap 2025 explores the most impactful murals of the year, highlighting artists and works that shaped public space worldwide. Street art recap 2025 marks our eleventh annual overview of the most impactful murals of the year. From January through December, we selected one standout work each month, highlighting street art that sparked conversation, reflection, […]

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