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Lek and Sowat Sandcastle for the LaBel Valette Festival
Marking the fifth anniversary of the LaBel Valette Festival in France, artists Lek and Sowat have given a new identity to this 19th century castle, by painting all its surfaces and transforming it into a monumental sandcastle. Located in Pressigny-les-Pins, … Continue reading
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Tagged Festival, France, graffiti, LaBel Valette, Lek, Sowat, Street art
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Yoko Ono – Imagine Peace
Fifty-three years after Bed-In, Yoko Ono is staging a global intervention by pausing commercial advertisements on the world’s most prominent digital screens to share a message of peace with the global community. An invitation for the world to unite, Ono … Continue reading
Posted in London, Street, streets
Tagged Imagine Peace, London, peace, streets, Yoko Ono
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New Banksy artworks in Lowestoft, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and Cromer
Elusive artist Banksy seems to be enjoying a staycation on the British seaside this summer. Several stencilled artworks have popped up in Suffolk, in Lowestoft, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and Cromer. With a careful selection of locations, the artworks play with … Continue reading
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Tagged Banksy, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, streets, UK
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Covid’Art: Banksy’s intervention on the London tube
Following recent announcements that protective masks should be strongly recommended or mandatory when in public transport. Elusive artist is spreading his message to wear a mask in a humoristic way. He recently shared a video on his social account showing … Continue reading
Birmingham: Banksy festive artwork to highlight homelessness
Banksy has unveiled new artwork in Birmingham to highlight homelessness this Christmas. The painted mural appeared on a brick wall on Vyse Street in the city’s jewellery quarter on 9 December. In a video posted to Banksy’s Instagram page, a … Continue reading
Banksy ‘ Season Greetings ‘
For the festive season, Banksy just revealed a new artwork in Port Talbot, South Wales. As usual placement is key and the image appears on two sides of a garage depicting a child enjoying snow falling – while the other … Continue reading
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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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
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
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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Banksy’s ‘Alternativity’ in Bethlehem
Elusive artist Banksy is back at his “Walled Off Hotel” in the city of Bethlehem in Palestine with a new stunt to celebrate the festive season with a “festive spectacular” titled Alternativity, and continue to raise media awareness in one … Continue reading
Posted in Shows, Street, streets
Tagged Alternativity, Banksy, Bethlehem, Danny Boyle, Separation wall
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London: Banksy pays tribute to JM Basquiat
Ahead of the upcoming Museum show about Jean Michel Basquiat at the Barbican opening this week, elusive artist Banksy painted a series of murals on the adjacent walls leading the museum and released pictures on his Instagram account. The first … Continue reading
Norway: NuArt Festival 2017 in Stavanger
The city of Stavanger in Norway is getting ready for the world leading street art festival, NuArt. For its 17th edition, the festival will take place from the 31 st of August until the 3rd of September, with their indoor exhibition … Continue reading
Paris: Ludo ‘I’ve been missing you’ Solo Show
French artist Ludo is returning to Paris after five years with a new solo show namely titled ‘I’ve been missing you’ at Magda Danysz Gallery. After extensive travelling, creating installations in New York, monumental walls throughout the world and institutional … Continue reading
London streets: Fanakapan
Street artist Fanakapan recently completed series of murals in the streets of East London. Using a shiny silver inflatable 3D style, the artist painted a silver balloon dog, a duo of clown characters holding a smiley balloon , and a tribute to Peanuts fictional characters by Charles … Continue reading
Streets: Banksy Brexit mural in Dover
When Banksy confirmed on Instagram a new mural in Dover last Sunday, it created an internet frenzy (covered). We popped by to have a closer look at the biggest unauthorised work by the elusive artist in the UK . As usual … Continue reading
Streets in France: Recognize! Vote!
With the historical Presidential election in France divided with candidates including Far Right, we followed anonymous activist artist < + + as he campaigned prolifically as the 12th candidate. His pasters feature his signature peaceful and poetic futuristic creatures and guardians of an imaginary micronation, … Continue reading
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Tagged < + +, French, Politic, Presidentielle, TTM
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Streets: New Banksy in Dover
As the UK heads towards a general election and Britain prepares to leave the EU, a three-storey version of the European Union flag appeared painted on to a residential building, on Saturday morning, near the ferry port off the A20 … Continue reading
London streets: Wasp Elder
Cardiff painter Wasp Elder is opening a new solo show ‘ Victims of Circumstance’ at 1963 Gallery this Thursday in London. With the help of Monoprixx, Wasp Elder just completed a large muralcalled’ Manufacturing Consent’ in Hanbury Street, off Brick Lane … Continue reading
Paris: Invader PA_1266
In parallel to his current show ‘Hello My Game is’ at Musee en Herbe (covered) , French artist Space Invader is back to the streets of Paris with a new large mosaic featuring a self portrait in action, masked and … Continue reading
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Tagged Hello my game is..., Invader, Musee en Herbe, Paris, PA_1266, Space Invader
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Toulouse: #Creve Hivernale / Decembrrrr 016
December 2016. A wasteland surrounded by barbed wire with a view on passing trains, home to travellers and less fortunate people. This is not a picture taken in a distant country, but actually in the center of Toulouse, France. With … Continue reading
Posted in Street, streets, Toulouse
Tagged A4 Putevie, ANNLOR CODINA, BERTRAND FRAYSSE, Butterfly, CLAIRE SAUVAGET, Creve Hivernale, DON QUICKSHOT, Dran, JEAN DENANT, LURK WARM, MADEMOISELLE KAT, Manuel Pomar, MARDI NOIR, Mathieu Tremblin, MOLO MOLO, NADIA VON FOUTRE, NATALIE SVIT-KONA EIFYRAN, SID POLIEKOFF, SOPHIE BACQUIE LUCIE LAFLORENTIE, Tilt, UPGRAYYDD RECIDIVE
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Streets: Invader Pink Invasion (Toulouse)
Invader recently completed his first invasion wave of Toulouse, with Ten space invaders made with various shades of pink as a tribute to the town nicknamed ‘Pink City’ due to the pinkish terracotta bricks used in its architecture.. Toulouse is the 66th city to be invaded and … Continue reading
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Tagged Pink Invasion, Space Invader, Street art, Toulouse
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Toulouse: POES and JO BER for Rose Beton
French artists POES and JO BER just completd this new mural for the ROSE BETON Festival in Toulouse, Southern France. They continue their collaboration like they recently did in Marrakech (covered) with a playful storyline about the Epic of Gilgamesh and … Continue reading
London: Space Invader – Wave 18
French artist Space Invader has just returned to London since 2013 for a 18th wave of invasion. As part of an art commission for the London Games Festival organised by Film London, 12 new artworks have appeared on iconic buildings … Continue reading
Posted in London, Street, streets
Tagged 2016, @invaderwashere, butterflyartnews, Invader, LDN, London, Space Invader, streets
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Streets: Banksy – Les Miserables (London)
As mentionned earlier (see here) Banksy created a new artwork in London on Saturday night. As usual location is key and the new stencil appeared on the corner of a very busy road of Knightsbridge, surrounded by lots of CCTV … Continue reading
Posted in London, Street, streets
Tagged Banksy, Calais, Cosette, French Embassy, Jungle, Miserables
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Streets: Banksy in London
A new stencil by Banksy highlighting the use of teargas in the “Jungle” refugee camp in Calais has appeared on a building opposite the French Embassy in London. The stencil on board features a CS can on the floor spreading a teargas … Continue reading
Streets: ESPO – Love Letters Brooklyn to be demolished
Back in 2011, we were in Brooklyn as street artist Steve Powers ESPO was painting his monumental ‘LOVE LETTERS BROOKLYN’ (covered here) on the facade of the Macy’s parking garage. As an ode to the borough of Brooklyn and its … Continue reading
London: Lumiere Festival
During four evenings from the 14th-17th of January, visitors could experience installations from the world’s most exciting artists working with light at across 30 locations in the UK capital for the Lumiere London Festival. Architectural landmarks are being coloured with … Continue reading
London: Damien Hirst Christmas Tree
Next to the Connaught Hotel in London Mayfair stands a 30 feet tall Christmas tree adorned with flying doves and unusual decorations: snowmen formed of giant pills, medical instruments, scissors, syringues, scalpels… This is the work of controversial artist … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas Tree, Connaught, Damien Hirst, London
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Upcoming: Nuart Festival 15
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Nuart Festival (see last year coverage here) will take place on the first week of September, 2015 in Norway. Renowned artists from around the world will come to the city of Stavanger with murals, installations and interventions and Tou Scene … Continue reading
London Streets: El Seed @ Shubbak Festival
For the Shubbak Festival, A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, Cedar Lewison invited French Tunisian ‘calligraffiti’ artist eL Seed to paint his first UK commission on the wall of Village Underground in London Shoreditch. We previously seen his work in … Continue reading
London Streets: Ana Marietta new mural
Puerto Rican born, Houston based artist Ana Marietta is currently in London and just finished painting a new mural in Brick Lane featuring her surrealistic animal universe. See more pics here
Posted in London, Street, streets
Tagged Ana Marietta, Butterfly, Justkids, London, streets
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Malaga: Remed & Okuda at MAUS 2015
For the second edition of the MAUS festival in Malaga (Malaga Arte Urbane en el Soho) curated by Fer Francés, many international artists have been invited to paint in the Soho district and along the Guadalmedina river. Remed and Okuda painted … Continue reading
Toulouse: Open Summer Festival
For the 4th year running, the Open Summer Festival invited twenty international artists in Toulouse at the new creative hub Cinquante Cinq / Espace Cobalt. Outside the exhibition space, guests enjoyed live painting sessions with a Graffiti Jam, but also … Continue reading
Posted in Shows, Street, streets, Toulouse
Tagged 100taur, Cinquantecinq, graffiti, Katre, Mister Freeze, Open Summer jam, Reso, Tilt, Toulouse
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London streets : Cranio
Brazilian artist Cranio continues his invasion in the streets of London. He recently painted his signature characters in Brick Lane. View the full set of pics here
London: Pixel Pancho – Memory of Life @ StolenSpace
StolenSpace Gallery is currently hosting Memory of Our Life, the first London solo exhibition by Italian artist Pixel Pancho. The artist has transformed the gallery space into installations featuring surreal robotic characters using pieces of furniture, musical boxes and and … Continue reading
London Streets: Phlegm
UK Street artist Phlegm is back to the streets of London with a new large scale mural in Shoreditch. Check the work in progress shots below. View the full set of pics here
London: Alex Chinneck car installation
Hackney-based artist Alex Chinneck created an illusionary public installation titled Pick Yourself Up and Pull Yourself Together. Located on a car park in London SouthBank, a Vauxall Corsa looks suspended in the air over 4.5 meter high upside down on a … Continue reading
London: Ron English @ Boxpark
Legendary New York based artist Ron English is currently in London for a series of events. Artrepublic is showing at Boxpark a retrospective of his famous works like Marilyn Monroe with Mickey Mouse breasts, the corpulent fast food spokesman MC Supersized, … Continue reading
London Streets: Ludo
French artist Ludo is back to London where he put a couple of his signature neon green pasters across the streets. Here is some pics of a giant butterfly in South London.
Paris: FIAC / (OFF)ICIELLE ART FAIR / STREET ART
Also new this year for the FIAC / (OFF)ICIELLE Art Fair is a Street Art programme, curated by Nicolas Laugero Lasserre. French and international artists have been invited to paint the walls on the wharf of the Cité de la Mode … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, butterflyartnews, DMV, Fair, Gris1, Lek, Officielle, Paris, Sowat, street, Swoon
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Paris: (OFF)ICIELLE Art Fair
After the art week in London ( covered here), Paris is hosting a series of art fairs and events. (OFF)ICIELLE, FIAC’s new event, is held from 22 to 26 October at Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Art, butterflyartnews, Fair, Fiac, Hors les Murs, International, Officielle Art Fair, Paris
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Streets: Paris Nuit Blanche 2014 – Part 3
For the last instalment of our Nuit Blanche coverage in Paris dedicated to Street Art, Swoon covered the walls of former Massena train station. The installation refers to the Motherhood theme, and her intricate lace paper cut-outs highlight the fragility and … Continue reading
Streets: Paris Nuit Blanche 2014 – Part 2
As we continue wandering through the streets of Paris for the Nuit Blanche (covered here) we saw the new mural from Portugese artist Vhils at the Children Hospital Necker. As they were adding the finishing touches in the Halle Freyssinet, we … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Street
Tagged Brusk, Dan23, Jean Faucheur, Jef Aerosol, Monkey Bird, SFT Moscato, Vhils
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Streets: Paris Nuit Blanche 2014 – Part 1
While usually artworks during the Nuit Blanche only last one night, this year selected artists have been invited to create long term works. We caught up with some of them as they prepare for the big night. Large scale murals … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Street, Uncategorized
Tagged Jan Vormann, Nuit Blanche, Paris, Spy, streets, Thomas Canto, Tristan Eaton
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Streets: Borondo (Paris)
This year edition of the Nuit Blanche opening on the 4th October in Paris is celebrating Street Art with an open air museum in some districts. Fresh from the Nuart festival (covered here), Spanish artist Borondo has started painting a … Continue reading
Paris Streets: Invader ‘Picasso’
During the summer Space Invader put up a new piece featuring a large pixelated portrait of Pablo Picasso. As always, placement is key, and it can be seen close to the Musee Picasso in Paris. The artist’s instagram account also features … Continue reading
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