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At the World Trade Center, a Familiar Tale of a Developer Exploiting Artists
Since last summer, artists have been invited to create works for free on the 69th floor of Four World Trade Center, a raw space that was recently leased to Spotify.
Street Art
In Brief
Artist Traffics in Road Signs that Land Him in a Jam
Franck Allais drew controversy for installing a yield sign with the silhouette of a Hasidic man in an ultra-Orthodox London neighborhood.
Art
A Photographic Tour of London’s Art-Filled Streets
The British capital continues to be a playground for artists who use the walls as their canvas.
Art
Setting Aluminum Animals Loose on the Streets of Detroit
On a recent frigid, polar vortex night, husband-and-wife public art duo Hygienic Dress League set out in a van with a flock of aluminum-molded animals.
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Anti-Trump Quarters Pop Up Across the US [UPDATED]
These real-looking anti-Trump coins are popping up across the US but no one appears to know who is making them. Any ideas?
Art
In Amsterdam’s Red Light District, Street Artists Tell Tourists: “No Fucking Photos"
Though Amsterdam's sex workers have long reprimanded tourists attempting to take pictures of them, doing some has become much harder in the age of the smartphone.
Art
A Street Artist Spotlights the Inhumane Treatment of Migrants in Malta
Some 5,000 undocumented immigrants currently live in overcrowded detention centers in Malta, though their hardships are mostly hidden from the wealthy European tourists who flock to the Mediterranean archipelago.
In Brief
Brussels Plagued by NSFW Street Art
Over the past few weeks, highly NSFW street art has popped up across Brussels, courtesy of an anonymous street artist or graffiti collective.
Art
A Mural Honors the Ruins of an American Indian Boarding School
CONCHO, Okla. — Overgrown grass creeps up around the decayed remains of the Concho Indian Boarding School, its faded yellow walls pocked with gaping doorways and boarded windows.
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5Pointz Owner Reneges on Promise to Use Union Labor, Sparking Protest
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Long Island City yesterday to protest the almost complete absence of unionized workers at the 5Pointz redevelopment site — despite a promise by the project’s developer that he would only employ union workers for the job.
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Street Artists Erect Nude Sculpture of Donald Trump in New York’s Union Square [UPDATED]
Today, Donald Trump stood nude in the center of Union Square.
Art
Street Art Is a Period. Period. Or the Emergence of Intermural Art
Let’s start off with a clear contention. Street Art, as I see it, is a period.