D*Face is one of the most prolific contemporary urban artists of his generation. Working with a variety of mediums and techniques, he uses a family of dysfunctional characters to satirise and hold to ransom all that falls into their grasp – a welcome jolt of subversion in today’s media-saturated environment. His aim is to encourage […] More
Headache Stencil is back with another mural in Bangkok but this time his work disappeared in less than 24 hours after it was painted. The mural showed a face of Wanchalearm. Mr. Wanchalerm Satsaksit is a 37-year old activist and anti-government campaigner who fled Thailand in 2014. He was allegedly abducted on Thursday in Cambodia. The street […] More
John Pugh had recently worked on another mural entitled “Revolution” in Ottawa, Illinois. This mural depicts women of the ‘Roaring Twenties’, 100 years ago. Greeted by flapper girls Frannie, Cat, and Gaby, the giant revolving walls open into the world’s tallest speakeasy. Adorning the top rotating wall is a painted rendition of a ‘Poppy’ by […] More
On June 20, 2020, over 150 artists from 24 countries will come together virtually to create live works to be donated to the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) in support of COVID-19 research. For a 24-hour period, artists will be broadcasting live via Instagram from their workspaces, studios, and the street. Although physically distanced, […] More
In the past two weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus, Robert E. Lee, slave traders, and leaders of the Confederacy have been toppled and covered in protest signs as part of the widespread demonstrations following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Back in 2017, artist Doreen Garner turned her attention to another figure commemorated […] More
“Mien”Online exhibition benefit through June 30 at TRNK What the organizers say: “Rather than presenting queerness as a cultural homology or indulging the exotification of black and brown bodies, the photographs by the selected artists take authorship over individual lived experiences while also acknowledging contributions to a representative body politic. The seven participating artists selected include […] More
British Contemporary artist Henry Hudson just finished this 13 x 4 meter wall mural in East London. This mural features Peter Liversidge’s artwork that stood on the corner of Roman Road and Grove Road. Beginning the evening of April 9, 2020, Peter Liversidge started posting a series of his hand painted signs which honor health […] More
