With the streets as his canvas, the French street artist JR could only be limited by the physical and financial constraints of being everywhere at once. This all changed last year when he wondered aloud, “Can art change the world?” In front of a TED conference, JR announced an innovative and ambitious plan to turn [...]

The French graffiti artist known as Kidult, adapts his visuals according to the message he wants to convey – denouncing the fact that certain fashion brands use graffiti for commercial purposes, while on the streets it gets deplored as vandalism.  His favorite tool of trade is a fire extinguisher and his canvases are some of [...]

We’re all familiar with the ubiquitous screen print turned graphic design of Andre the Giant, the logo of Shepard Fairey and his brand Obey. How the icon became a staple of our pop culture catalog is somewhat less well-known. To date, the history of Fairey’s work comes mostly from a handful interviews with the street [...]

The Saamlung Gallery Hong Kong is currently hosting a solo exhibition on the works of Tsang Tsou Choi (1921-2007), the infamous street graffiti and outsider artist. Tsang, who first gained notoriety in the late 1950’s through his distinctive ink brush calligraphy, became well known for his execution of a unique form of street art all [...]

Beyond the smoke and beneath the rubble Libya’s Landscape is changing rapidly. With a recent revolution as a result from the spring uprising the long struggle to release the shackles has resulted in the nation’s stifled voice to be united and finally emancipated. Photo courtesy of Sarah Elliot In recent months the North African nation [...]

Who: Fred Butler Where: Dalston, London What she does: Accessories Designer and blogger Photo by Annie Collinge What she thinks there is too much of, and too little of: There is too much looking at screens and not enough looking at what is actually in front of you. People are missing precious experience in the [...]

An androgynous cloaked figure stalks the Paris metro tunnels in an obscure disguise with marker in hand. Princess Hijab is an elusive French street artist that catches Parisian eyes with unsettling alterations to fashion ads that line the tubes of the subway. ‘Hijabisation’ involves striking the advertisements of retailers like H&M and D&G with a [...]

An old school UK graffiti artist has regained prominence in recent years due in part to a tit for tat tagging feud with the most famous street artist in the world. Robbo began as a London-based graffer with a style similar to that of classic New York City, tagging trains with his signature calligraphy throughout [...]

Notorious street artist Banksy and iconic actor Tom Hanks have been simply yet brilliantly been mashed up for some graffiti tomfoolery. The pieces by the mysterious Hanksy have been popping up recently across the Lower East Side of New York City. I went to check out this latest parody after being tipped off thanks to [...]

Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has been released on bail by the Chinese government. A state news agency announced that the release came as Weiwei admitted to tax evasion, as well as citing a health condition that he suffers from along with good behavior while under detention. Since Weiwei’s state kidnapping, a hand [...]

A guerrilla street art campaign that begun in Hong Kong has spread to the streets of New York City protesting the political detention of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. These wheat pastes were spotted in SoHo on the edge of Chinatown. The first displays an image of the dissident with a demand of liberation. The second [...]