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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

Avatar photo 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.

Posted inNews

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

Avatar photo by Zachary Small August 9, 2018August 9, 2018

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

Posted inNews

Rumored New Banksy Murals Appear Around Paris

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton June 25, 2018

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

Posted inArt

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.

Posted inNews

Thai Street Artists Demand Justice After Killing of Endangered Black Panther

by Ben Valentine April 3, 2018

After a Thai mogul was arrested for allegedly hunting in a wildlife sanctuary, artists started painting panther murals to keep the story in the public consciousness.

Workers taking down the Banksy at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan (photo by Melissa Stern for Hyperallergic)
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New York State Senator Calls on Developer to Keep Banksy’s 14th Street Rat on Public View

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 21, 2018March 22, 2018

Senator Brad Hoylman is calling on the owner of the building to put the street art piece on permanent public display.

One of the new Banksy murals in Midwood, Brooklyn
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Banksy Blitz Continues in NYC with New Murals in Brooklyn

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 19, 2018April 13, 2018

Two murals by the secretive British street artist have appeared at a former gas station in Midwood.

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H&M Lawsuit Against Street Artist Could Have Changed Copyright Law [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon March 15, 2018March 16, 2018

The clothing company claims it has dropped its lawsuit against the artist Revok after widespread outcry and calls for a boycott, though the artist’s lawyer claims that is not true.

Posted inIn Brief

British Town Works to Preserve New Banksy Mural After It Was Vandalized

by Claire Voon January 29, 2018

Whenever a Banksy appears, controversy is sure to follow. His latest work is no different.

For Freedoms with Hank Willis Thomas (photo by Luna Park)
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A Campaign to Replace Public Ads with Art Lives on as a Book and an Exhibition

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton January 23, 2018

A new book and exhibition document Art in Ad Places, a recently completed and year-long project to replace New York City advertising with art.

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Giant Mural of Phallus on the Lower East Side Pricks Locals [UPDATED]

by Claire Voon December 27, 2017December 28, 2017

A provocative, building-length mural has aroused responses from giggles to outrage.

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