On a three-block stretch of 21st Street in Long Island City, New York City’s economic and artistic evolution plays out in miniature.
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Artist Transforms Buildings in Cairo’s “Garbage City” with Massive Calligraphic Message
The destination of all of Cairo’s trash is widely known internationally as “Garbage City.” But over the past few weeks, the neighborhood of Manshiyat Naser has been witnessing an unexpected and vivid creation spread across its landscape, towering over the dirty discards that line its streets.
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Street Artist Blu Destroys 20 Years of His Work in Bologna to Protest an Exhibition
On Saturday night, the renowned and mysterious Italian street artist Blu went on an art-destroying spree through the streets of Bologna.
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Spilled Bananas, Split Blades, and Books with Bullets: Eclectic Offerings at Mana Miami
MIAMI — The Miami neighborhood of Wynwood smells like stale weed, paint fumes, and gentrification.
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Unbeliebable! Justin Bieber Reveals New Album Tracklist Through Graffiti Stunt
That freshly painted graffiti in your city isn’t just a large mural of random words — it’s the title of a song by none other than cantankerous Canuck Justin Bieber, who is using street art to promote his forthcoming album, Purpose.
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Artist Murdered in Oakland While Painting Anti-Violence Mural
On Tuesday, the 27-year-old street artist Antonio Ramos was murdered while painting a mural that was meant to brighten the run-down streets of northwestern Oakland, which has one of the highest violent crime rates in the United States.
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Artist Will Remove Bushwick Crochet Mural that Sparked Community Protest
A 15-foot-tall crocheted mural that appeared, unauthorized, on the side of a private Bushwick residence and has since stirred debate about gentrification and street art is coming down today.
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A Classic Bronx Street Art Maze Is Reborn
Jane Dickson’s City Maze (1980) was one of Fashion Moda’s most celebrated exhibitions.
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An Italian Muralist Recreates Audubon’s Journey, One Bird at a Time
An Italian street artist is retracing the journey of John James Audubon that led to his historic 19th-century tome, Birds of America.
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35 Years After Fashion Moda, a Bronx Gallery Revisits the Landmark Space
1978. Weary of the SoHo art scene, artist Stefan Eins decided to open a new art space in the South Bronx. The space was named Fashion Moda (1978-1993) an abbreviation of the full name painted above its entrance: Fashion 时装 Moda МОДА.
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A Ladder, a Gate, and a Paintbrush: The Picasso of Harlem Returns to 125th Street
The Children’s Place on 125th Street has a ladder. A few months ago they asked Picasso to use it and paint their gate — the Picasso of Harlem, that is.
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A Construction Wall in Harlem Becomes a Guerrilla Street Art Gallery
In 2014, a group of artists named Harlem Art Collective saw aesthetic potential in an abandoned wall located in a stalled construction site on East 116th Street.