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Basel: Scope Art Fair 2016
Scope Art Fair, the satellite fair to ART|BASEL is celebrating its 10th Year anniversary with 85 international exhibitors and 10 breeder program galleries from over twenty countries. Offering the best of their local and rising talents, as well as some rarities … Continue reading
ART|BASEL 2016 – Part 1
Collectors, gallerists, critics and journalists, all the art world gathered for a week in Switzerland for the The 47th edition of Art Basel, the world’s biggest art fair, featuring an overwhelming 4,000 artists across stands by 287 galleries from 33 … Continue reading
Berlin: Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art
Director Yasha Young has officially revealed the start of building work on the future URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART, a project that will enrich both Berlin’s diverse cultural landscape and the international art scene. In the coming months, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Berlin, butterflyartnews, Contemporary, Museum, Urban, Urban Nation
Paris: FIAC Highlights
The 41 Edition of the French International Art Fair (FIAC) started with a bit of scandal. The ‘Christmas Tree‘ by Paul McCarthy on Place Vendome which was supposed to officially launch the FIAC was destroyed before the opening by vandals … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Art, butterflyartnews, Fair, Fiac, Grand Palais, International, Paris
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
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
London: Frieze Art Fair 2014 – Highlights
The leading international contemporary art fair, Frieze London, returns to the heart of the UK’s capital, London’s Regent’s Park, for its 12th edition. This year’s event brings together 162 of the world’s top contemporary galleries in the UK and features … Continue reading
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
London: Anoint Group Show @ The Outsiders
The Outsiders London is currently hosting a group exhibition called Anoint, which refers to oily marks made on a surface. Curated by Steve Lazarides, the show features a selection of artworks from international established and emerging contemporary artists including Adam … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Batchelor, Anoint, Antoine Correia, Art, Bill Dunlap, Billy Norrby, Contemporary, Cyclops, London, Margherita Marzotto, The Outsiders
London: Strarta Art Fair
STRARTA is a new Art Fair located at the Saatchi Gallery. Featuring 30 international galleries, the artwork on show includes modern paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, photography, sculptures and multi-media works ranging from £2,000 to well over £250,000. … Continue reading
London: Hypnagogia By ROA
After portraying large scale monochrome animals in London’s city streets and on derelict buildings all over the world, Belgium artist ROA returns to London for a solo show titled ‘Hypnagogia’ at Stolenspace. The exhibition is held in two spaces, featuring … Continue reading
Moniker Art Fair
For the second year running in London, the Moniker Art Fair has opened yesterday at Village Underground. Focussing on street art, the participating galleries this year include Andenken Gallery, LeBasse Projects, Scream, Shea & Ziegler and Stolenspace. In parallel to gallery booths, the fair showcases … Continue reading
Streets: Skewville – You’r in my hood now!
Buschwick (NY) residents woke up recently to a massive 100ft mural across four buildings stating “You’r in my hood now!” by Skewville. Now you know. And the work is uncomissioned.
Streets: ESPO Love Letter to Brooklyn
Philadelphia artist Stephen Powers (ESPO) and his team have been putting the finishing touches on “Love Letter to Brooklyn” they painted on a Macy’s parking garage in downtown Brooklyn. The project was partially designed by Powers before it was painted … Continue reading
Copenhagen (DK): Galore Festival 2011
Situated around the cultural area of Valby in Copenhagen, aka Toftegårds Plads and their surrounding culture houses KraftWerket and Valby Culture Centre, the Galore Festival is an uncensored, raw and wild exhibition celebrating several forms of art, from classic art, performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, animals, Art, Copenhagen, Da Mental Vaporz, Denmark, DMV, Festival, Galore, graffiti, ROA, street
Graffiti Art Magazine #12
For the 3rd year anniversary of GRAFFITI ART magazine, I was pleased to contribute to the #12 Issue and shared my experience of Los Angeles, from the multiple openings to the Art in the Streets exhibition at the MOCA. If you … Continue reading
Los Angeles: MOCA Coverage
Here are some of the highlights of “Art in the Streets” at the MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art. Deitch introducing the show to the press Legends like Keith Haring The reconstitution of Rammellzee’ Tribeca Loft Great focus on photographers who … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Shows, Street
Tagged Art, Banksy, Los Angeles, MOCA, streets
Art Stars Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren and Phillips de Pury & Company have joined forces to launch ART STARS in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. Earlier this year, Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren commissioned over 50 of Europe’s most exciting young artists to … Continue reading
Stolenspace -Never Judge
The art of book with Pinguin.
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Tagged animals, Art, Book, D*Face, graffiti, London, Nick Walker, ROA, Shepard Fairey Obey, Stolenspace, street
Moniker Art Fair Recap
10,000 people visited the Moniker International Art Fair during the four-day event at Village Underground in London with sales being exceptionally high. “We fulfilled all the goals we set out to achieve and much more. The 1st year couldn’t have … Continue reading
Boxi – Live painting
A lot of international artists came to London last week, and we’ve seen some amazing streetworks appearing in London. British street artist based in Berlin, BOXI painted a life size lanscape in its signature grey color palette. The size of … Continue reading
Case – Live Painting
Following German duo Herakut, another German artist, CASE, from the Maclaim crew came to London to paint a mural during Moniker Art Fair. Here are some pics of the progress
Faith47 – Live Painting
South African Artist Faith47 is currently in London: More photos HERE
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Tagged Art, Fair, Faith47, live painting, London, Moniker
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Titi Freak – Live Painting
Latest mural from Brazilian street artist Titi Freak for the Moniker Art fair
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Tagged Art, Fair, live painting, London, Moniker, Titi Freak, Urban
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Live painting sessions: Herakut
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This week in London: where the Art world meets
Every year in October, London attracts a multitude of Art Collectors from all over the world. Auction Houses compete with each other to showcase the rarest masterpieces, simultaneous Art Fairs take place, without forgetting the numerous show openings, gallery previews and private events. This year … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Fair, Frieze, Frieze London Art Fair, London, Moniker, Urban
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Swoon on the East River State Park
For its inaugural Williamsburg Waterfront Sculpture Exhibition, the Urban Art Projects invited Brooklyn artists and writers to select eight local sculptors (Ursula Clarke, Rob De Oude, Sarah Fonzi, Yasmin Gur, Nathan Slate Joseph, Howard Kalish and Wu Ming Littlefish … Continue reading
ROA hits NY
Fresh from his London show at the Pure Evil Gallery, ROA has now landed in NY. A lovely bird has appeared in the Lower East Side, and it’s just the beginning… Photo by Butterfly Factory Fresh will be presenting a … Continue reading
Roa hits the London Streets
New animal paintings from Belgium graffiti artist Roa have appeared in East London. Photos by Butterfly
Banksy Stencil Invasion
Banksy’s website has been finally updated with a lot of outdoor pictures, ending long discussions about whether or not he was behind ingenius masterpieces. Earlier in March 2009 More on his website http://www.banksy.co.uk
