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Haunting Shadow of Scrubbed Banksy Mural Goes Viral
The erasure of the mural outside London’s Court of Justice has become a metaphor for widespread government crackdowns on protesters around the world.
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Banksy Paints Mural of Judge Beating Protester After Mass Arrests in London
The artwork, which was quickly covered, surfaced days after police arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration in support of Palestinian activists.
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Artist Covers Transphobic Billboard With Giant Dachshund Drawing
Street artist Yaya decided to counter the UK ad campaign’s bigoted message with “something absurd that couldn’t offend anyone.”
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Matthew Courtney, Downtown Artist Who Platformed Others, Dies at 66
From the mid-1980s through early ’90s, he hosted the weekly anything-goes open-mic event Wide Open Cabaret at the historic home of ABC No Rio.
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The Street Artist Behind the Viral “Anti-Elon Musk” Ads
Winston Tseng’s satirical ad falsely attributed to USAID at a bike dock in Washington, DC, elicited frenzied responses from Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
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Luigi Mangione Street and Protest Art Crops Up Around the World
A Seattle mural portraying the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter as the iconic Nintendo character is among many similar works in recent weeks.
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With the Help of Students, Street Artists Transform an LA High School
Well-known names and veteran muralists with deep ties to local communities were tapped for the project at César E. Chávez Learning Academies in San Fernando.
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In Bushwick, Skewville Makes a Home for Street Art
Tucked away in a garage in Brooklyn, the colorful art space is one of the only galleries in the city devoted to the underappreciated medium.
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Bright-Green Banksy Mural Pops Up On Saint Patrick's Day
Locals believe the work, which aligns with the trimmed limbs of a hedged tree, underscores the current climate crisis.
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Street Artists Launch Poster Campaign for Gaza
Unmute Gaza features downloadable prints based on the work of Gaza-based photojournalists.
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London Chewing Gum Street Art at Risk of Being Washed Away
Thousands have signed a petition to protect the Millennium Bridge miniatures of artist Ben Wilson, known as "the chewing gum man."
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The Brooklyn Artist Revitalizing New York, One Flyer At a Time
Max Kolomatsky has amassed a TikTok following for his redesigns of street posters and signs for local residents and small businesses.