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Milan: Tavar Zawacki – Shapeshifting ( Wunderkammern)
While in Milan we popped by to see the latest exhibition of Californian based artist Tavar Zawacki aka Above, whom we previously met in Berlin ( see our coverage here) in 2017. For twenty years (1996–2016) the artist created and … Continue reading
Milan: The Art of Banksy – A Visual Protest
Various exhibitions of Banksy’s work have taken place in art galleries, but until now no public museum has ever given the artist a solo exhibition. The Italian culture museum in Milan, MUDEC – Museo delle Culture – is presenting for … Continue reading
Paris: FIAC Highlights 2018
Two weeks after FRIEZE in London, Paris attracts the center of the art world for a week with FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain). Located in the spectacular venue of the Grand Palais, the 45th edition of FIAC featured 195 galleries … Continue reading
London: Moniker Art Fair 2018
Moniker Art Fair returned to East London last week, celebrating their 10th edition, by taking over the upper floor of The Old Truman Brewery and extending their 30,000 square foot fair space outdoors with their first-ever Formula-E art car painted … Continue reading
London: Banksy self destructs live at Sotheby’s
With the crazy art week and all the collectors gathered in London for the Frieze Art Fair and plethora of glamourous art events, a series of artworks by elusive artist Banksy were presented at prestigious auction house Sotheby’s, including his … Continue reading
London: PAD Art Fair
The 12th edition of the Pavilion of Art and Design (PAD) fair kicks off on October 1 with a fine line-up of 58 returning exhibitors. Set in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, PAD focusses on masterpieces across design, art, antiquities, tribal art … Continue reading
Paris: District 13 – International Art Fair
The first District 13 – International Art Fair will be held from 26 – 30 September in Paris at Drouot, an iconic institution of art history. Located in the heart of the capital, District 13 offers the public a curated … Continue reading
London: Static ‘Modern Muses’
Since 2006 London based artistic duo STATIC, made of Tom Jackson and Craig Evans have been producing bold original work abstractly exploring duality and conflict through figurative assemblages. Mixing stencil and spray paint with vivid collages with feathers and glass, … Continue reading
London: Conor Harrington ‘The Story of US and Them’
Irish born painter Conor Harringtonreturns to London with a new solo exhibition “The Story of Us and Them” at HENI Gallery in London. Fascinated by art history, Renaissance and the Baroque era, Conor Harrington continues to explore patriotism and contemporary … Continue reading
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Tagged Connor Harrington, Heni Publishing, London, TheStoryof Us and Them
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Streets: Aida Wilde – Less Homes 4U
London based artist AIDA WILDE continues her interventions denouncing the rapid gentrification of London’s iconic and creative areas like Hackney Wick. Her powerful text based street interventions incorporate social media terminology as a tool for activism. Earlier in September, during … Continue reading
Posted in London, Street, streets
Tagged Activism, aida wilde, Croydon Rise Festival, Gentrification
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London: Banksy at the British Museum
Back in 2005, Banksy installed this ‘cave painting’ titled ‘Peckham Rock’ in one of the galleries of the British Museum without permission, and without anyone noticing. He gave it a fake identification number and label, and it remained on the … Continue reading
Giant Turtle mural by Hisham Echafaki
We are pleased to share a new project we have been collaborating with London based artist Hisham Echafaki in Saint-Aubin Chateau-Neuf in Val d’Ocre, France. Initially known for his intricate surrealist compositions and three dimensional paintings (covered here), the contemporary … Continue reading
Paris: ‘Illustres- C215 autour du Pantheon’
Portraits of illustrious men and women painted by the French street artist Christian Guémy, better known as C215, adorn the French National Monument Pantheon and surrounding streets in the fifth arrondissement of Paris until 10 October. This year, the Centre … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflyartnews, C215, Christian Guemy, CMN, Histoire(s) de Graffiti, Pantheon, Paris, Sur les Murs
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London: Hope to Nope – Graphics and Politics 2008-2018
We are pleased to be part of the latest exhibition at the London Design Museum ‘Hope to Nope – Graphics and Politics 2008-18′. Design can influence public perception, but great design can change it. From campaign designs to protest symbols, … Continue reading
Paris: Artists and Robots at the Grand Palais
The Grand Palais (RMN) in Paris is currently showing an impressive exhibition ‘Artists and Robots’ dedicated to AI: artificial imagination, a common term to design robotic art, generative art and algorithmic art. The exhibition invites audiences to experience works created … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcangelo Sassolino, Catherine Ikam and Louis Fléri, Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau, Daft Punk, Demian Conrad, Edmond Couchot and Michel Bret, Elias Crespin, Fabien Giraud and Raphaël Siboni, Iannis Xenakis, J. Lee Thompson, Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, Jean Tinguely, Joan Fontcuberta, Koji Fukada, Leonel Moura, Manfred Mohr, Memo Akten, Michael Hansmeyer and Peter Kogler, Miguel Chevalier, Nam June Paik, Nicolas Darrot, Nicolas Schöffer, ORLAN, Oscar Sharp, Pascal Dombis, Pascal Haudressy, Patrick Tresset, Raquel Kogan, Ryoji Ikeda, So Kanno and Takahiro Yamaguchi, Stelarc, Takashi Murakami, Vera Molnar
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London: Banksy Vote Love
For the 250th Anniversary of the Summer Exhibiton at the Royal Academy in London, Banksy submitted an artwork under the pseudonym Bryan S Gaakman, anagram of ‘banksy anagram’ and it was refused. However when curator Grayson Perry contacted him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, Brexit, butterflyartnews, London, Royal Academy, UK, Vote to love
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London: Sandra Chevrier – Les Cages: We Can’t Be Tamed
StolenSpace Gallery is currently showcasing the latest body of work by Canadian born artist, Sandra Chevrier, as she makes her long awaited return to the UK. Evocatively titled ‘Les Cages; We Can’t Be Tamed’, the exhibition features a fresh series … Continue reading
La Rochelle: Graff on Tour(s) with Lek & Sowat
The Towers of La Rochelle, managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN), are currently presenting Graff on Tour(s) until 25 June 2018 with a focus on historical graffiti as well as artistic interventions by contemporary artists ( see our … Continue reading
London: Mark Jenkins – BRD SHT
American artist Mark Jenkins returns to London for his third solo exhibition with Lazinc Gallery. The show follows Jenkins’ success of his recent art installation, Project84, atop of London’s ITV building, raising awareness of male suicide. Together with his collaborator, … Continue reading
Paris: Miss Van Retrospective at Galerie Openspace
OpenSpace Gallery in Paris is paying tribute to leading female urban contemporary artist Miss Van with a special Retrospective. The exhibition, curated by Samantha Longhi and Nicolas Chenus presents more than 90 works from 2003 to today, and is running … Continue reading
La Rochelle (FR): Graffs on Tour(s) with the CMN
The Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN) is France’s biggest cultural and tourism operator. Its mission is to preserve cultural heritage and provide public access to 100 national historical monuments throughout France. After having archived and documented graffiti on the national … Continue reading
Paris: BLO – ‘Anywhere, Out of this mind’
Berlin based artist BLO, from the Da Mental Vaporz crew, is currently showing a new exhibition entitled Anywhere, Out Of This Mind at Galerie 42b in Paris. The new body of work features a series of oniric painted assemblages with … Continue reading
Paris: Oli Epp ‘Epiphanies’
Semiose Galerie in Paris is currently showing ‘Epiphanies‘, a solo exhibition by British artist Oli Epp. Born in 1994, Oli Epp is a recent graduate of the City & Guilds of London Art School and has taken the art world … Continue reading
Interview: Zoer (FR)
We wanted to find out more about French artist Frederic Battle aka Zoer, as he painted a mural together with Velvet at the Crystal Ship Festival in Ostende. He accepted to answer a few questions: Can you tell us more … Continue reading
Paris: D*Face – ‘Fornever’
After painting a large new mural Turn Coat (covered) in the 13th District of Paris, D*Face unveiled his first solo show in France at Galerie Itinerrance. Entitled FORNEVER, the exhibition presented canvasses, sculptures, installations, HPMs, prints, and more. The British … Continue reading
Paris: Lee Bae ‘ Black Mapping’
Perrotin Gallery in Paris is currently showing “Black Mapping” by Korean contemporary artist Lee Bae and looks back to the creative period of Lee Bae marked by the work of charcoal, in the form of paintings, sculptures and installations. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Mapping, Charcoal, contemporary art, Galerie Perrotin, Lee Bae, Perrotin
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London: Mai 68 Posters from the Revolution
This May marks the 50th anniversary of the Mai 68 riots; a revolutionary string of student protests in Paris. Art was truly embedded in this revolution, with unique screen-printed posters being plastered along the walls of France. Lazinc Sackville is … Continue reading
Paris: D*Face ‘Turncoat’ Mural
British artist D*Face (covered) has just completed his second mural in Paris, at 155 boulevard Vincent Auriol, part of the ongoing open air museum in the 13th District with Street Art 13 Mural program. This is the mural version of … Continue reading
Paris: Felipe Pantone – Dynamic Phenomena
Chromatic and cynetic master Felipe Pantone is currently presenting his first solo exhibition ‘Dynamic Phenomena‘ in Paris at Magda Danysz Gallery. Born in Buenos Aires, Pantone is an Argentinian-Spanish artist based in Valencia, Spain. Internationally prolific, Pantone enchants with his … Continue reading
Paris: ESCIF ‘Open Borders’ at Palais de Tokyo
From May 4th, Palais de Tokyo in Paris will pay tribute to the history and legacy of the May 1968 events with a intervention by Escif, where he reproduced some of the famous writings from that period of student revolts. … Continue reading
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Tagged ESCIF, Hugo Vitrani, Lasco, May68, Mural, Open Borders, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Project
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Auxerre: Florent Maussion new mural for the RADD Festival
For the past three weeks French artist Florent Maussion has been painting a monumental mural on the silos of Auxerre (France) for the 10th edition of the RADD Festival opening on 25 April 2018. Winner of the contest for the … Continue reading
Interview: Colectivo Licuado
We followed Florencia Durán and Camilo Nunez from Colectivo Licuado, Uruguay as they painted a monumental mural for the Crystal Ship in Belgium. Mastering spray paint with a hyperrealistic style, their creations juxtaposes culture and local traditions based on the … Continue reading
Crystal Ship : New murals by Telmo & Miel (NL) in Belgium
For this year’s edition of the Crystal Ship Festival Dutch duo Telmo Miel created two murals in Ostend, Belgium. Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann are the names behind Telmo Miel artistic duo, based in Rotterdam. We last saw them in London … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Crystal Ship, Ostend, Telmo Miel
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Urban Art Fair (Paris)
For its 3rd Paris edition, the Urban Art Fair brings together thirty galleries from eight different countries at the Carreau du Temple from April 12 to 15, 2018. With a selection of French and international galleries, the Fair is presenting … Continue reading
Art Paris Art Fair: TILT Solo Exhibition
With Switzerland being the guest of honour at Art Paris Art Fair (covered here), the Swiss Kolly Gallery focuses on the universe of French graffiti artist Tilt by dedicating a Solo Show. Tilt has won the First Prize of the … Continue reading
Interview : Matthew Dawn (BE)
We caught up with Belgian artist Matthew Dawn as he participates to the Crystal Ship Festival in Ostend, Belgium and discussed about his background and projects. B: Can you tell us more about your background? MD: I have a bachelors … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, Butterfly Art News, Crystal Ship, interview, MatthewDawn, Ostend
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London: Miaz Brothers ‘Anonymous’ at Lazinc Sacksville
Italian duo the Miaz Brothers return to Lazinc Sacksville for their third exhibition; Anonymous, continuing their Antimatter Series. The show explores the concepts of anonymity and the metaphor of status in our existence. While both bodies of work portray beings, … Continue reading
Paris: Art Paris Art Fair 20th Anniversary
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Art Paris Art Fair. Since its foundation in 1999, the fair has established itself as Paris’ leading modern and contemporary spring art event. The 2018 edition is playing host to 142 galleries from 22 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Art Fair, Art Paris Art Fair, BELK LE RAT, Paris, Switzerland, Tilt
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The Crystal Ship 2018 – Part I
We have arrived on the city by the sea in Ostend, Belgium and participating artists to the third edition of the The Crystal Ship ( see line up here) are busy working on their murals and installations across the city. … Continue reading
Interview: Dourone
We caught up with Spanish artist Fabio Lopez Gonzalo aka DOURONE as he participates in the 2018 Crystal Ship Festival to learn more about his creative process, his duo with Elodiellol their upcoming projects. B: Can you tell us more … Continue reading
London: Print is Power with Sisters in Print
During the Other Art Fair in London, Aida Wilde (covered) and Sisters in Print held a series of workshops to share their skills and passion for printmaking, from cutting like a Ninja, print like a Butterfly to Macho only workshops. … Continue reading
The Crystal Ship 2018 in Ostend (BE)
The Crystal Ship is a contemporary art festival bringing art to the seaside in Ostend, Belgium. For its third edition over fifteen international artists will create large scale murals and art installations using the City by the Sea as their … Continue reading
London: Fourth Plinth by Michael Rakowitz
Following David Shrigley ‘ Really Good’ sculpture, Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz, has been selected to create the latest sculpture for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square using 9,000 tin cans of date syrup made in Iraq. The artwork is a … Continue reading
Paris: INTI ‘Profane’ at Galerie Itinerrance
Chilean artist INTI retuns to Paris for a third solo show called ‘Profane’ at Galerie Itinerrance, featuring new paintings and an impressive site specific installation. For years Inti kept on traveling all around the world to paint murals . His … Continue reading
The Other Art Fair London: Hisham Echafaki
The new edition of the Other Art Fair London curated by Saatchi Art features 130 international emerging and established artists from 22-25 March 2018 at Victoria House London WC1. Here is a selection of our highlights from the Fair. French … Continue reading
London: Glenn Brown – ‘Come to Dust’ at Gagosian Gallery
The Gagosian Gallery is currently showing “Come to Dust,” the first major exhibition by British contemporary artist Glenn Brown in London since 2009. For Brown, the past and present are treasuries of raw material, offering countless images, titles, and … Continue reading
