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In SoHo, Artists Turn Boarded-up Storefronts Into Canvases

by Ilana Novick July 2, 2020January 19, 2021

As stores begin to reopen, the future of these artworks remains in limbo but one thing is certain: for the first time in decades, the Manhattan neighborhood is teeming with art again.

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How Is Banksy Spending Quarantine? By Turning His Bathroom Into a Work of Art

by Hakim Bishara April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

Stuck at home, Banksy has painted his bathroom with his signature cheeky rats, toppling products and ruining his toilet.

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In Los Angeles, New Murals Crop Up to Commemorate Kobe Bryant

by Carman Tse January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Bryant himself was the inspiration for a few murals even before his passing, but in the days since the crash, new ones have already popped up across the city, this time commemorating both Bryant and his daughter.

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Hours After It Was Revealed, Someone Tagged a Banksy Mural About Homelessness

by Hakim Bishara December 10, 2019December 11, 2019

Banksy’s latest mural in Birmingham, England imagined two reindeer guiding a bench where a local homeless man slept. Soon after its debut, someone spray painted Rudolph-red noses.

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The Renegades Making Feminist Art In the Streets

by Ilana Herzig October 31, 2019November 8, 2019

Despite its countercultural status, street art remains male-dominated. Hyperallergic sought out some femme and nonbinary street artists to hear about their experiences.

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Keith Haring’s Iconic East Harlem Mural, “Crack Is Wack,” Is Back

by Valentina Di Liscia October 30, 2019

Moved by his friend Benny Soto’s struggles with addiction and riled by government inaction, Haring mobilized his boldly-outlined shapes and energetic figures to send a cautionary message.

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Colombians Decry Censorship After Government Officials Paint Over Mural About Extrajudicial Killings

by Christina Noriega October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Graffiti artists collaborated to represent the military apparatus that executed thousands of poor farmers, youths, and other civilians. But dozens of military officials and police proceeded to cover the mural with white paint.

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Mercedes-Benz Is Suing Artists Who Accused the Car Company of Copyright Infringement

by Hakim Bishara April 4, 2019

“An advertisement for a Mercedes Benz car that costs $200,000, without any compensation to me, or without even asking my permission first, is totally unacceptable,” one of the artists said.

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A Mural Reimagines the History of a 19th-Century Tongan Club

by Allison Meier November 12, 2018

Auckland-based artist Benjamin Work painted a Manhattan mural that activates the narrative history of a Tongan club in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Artist Who Filled New York Pothole with Trump’s Face Sees Artwork Removed by City

by Zachary Small August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

Some people have a face for movies. Others have a face for potholes.

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Rumored New Banksy Murals Appear Around Paris

by Benjamin Sutton June 25, 2018

The six new murals include images referring to the migrant crisis and France’s attempts to ban hijabs.

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Graffiti Artists Highlight the Work of Bogotá’s Informal Recyclers

by Christina Noriega May 31, 2018

Informal recyclers are as ubiquitous in Bogotá as the city’s world famous street art, yet for most Colombians, completely invisible.

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