More than 1,600 murals were installed on the walls of post offices across the United States in the 1930s and 1940s, but today, many of these New Deal-era post office murals have vanished. The story behind these public works of art, particularly the 29 that …
Read More5 Hotels Where Fall Takes Center Stage
Setting is everything when it comes to autumn getaways, and these hotels will put you in the right place at the right time. It’s that time of year when the night air cools, pumpkins appear on doorsteps and apples are ripe for the picking — …
Read More‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene
A drug-smuggling route runs straight through the Comuna 13 neighbourhood on the outskirts of Medellín, which was once one of the most dangerous places in Colombia. Over the past decade it has been transformed, and is now better known for its colourful murals than for …
Read MoreArtist Interview: Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey: I’m Shepard and I’m an artist, and an activist best known I guess for my Obey Street Art and Clothing line, and of course the “Hope” Obama poster that I made as a grassroots tool to aid the Obama’s campaign. Or maybe the, …
Read MoreQ&A: Tristan Eaton On Street Art, The L.A. Underground, Music And More
This weekend (September 29 and 30 and October 1), L.A. street artist/muralist Tristan Eaton will showcase his art at L.A.’s Sized Studio. The acclaimed artist, who also spent years in New York, as well as Detroit, tells me this particular pop-up has been at least …
Read MoreSF street artists try to paint city in a different light, turn utility boxes into art
SAN FRANCISCO – On the corner of 22nd Street and Valencia in San Francisco’s Mission District, sits a nondescript utility box designed to control the flow of traffic. For Manuel Carmona it’s blank canvas filled with possibilities. “I’m trying to make everybody’s day a little …
Read More‘The Crossroads of Texas’: Hearne displays new mural by well-known artist
HEARNE, Texas — “In a way, street art should reflect the community, and that’s why my stuff is so based on that,” said Shane, or better known as, “Abstract Dissent”. “That’s how I got started, that’s who wanted it, and once it’s outside, it’s for …
Read MoreMain Street Art Gallery to host watercolor classes
CONWAY — The Mt. Washington Valley Arts Association will be offering a series of watercolor classes titled “Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner” with Sharon Soule at the Main Street Art Gallery on Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28th from 4 to 6 p.m. Soule is …
Read MoreFour Exercises of Togetherness – Events – e-flux
Join us at e-flux Screening Room on Saturday, October 28 at 5pm for a screening of films by Oleksiy Radynski, Katrīna Neiburga, and Gintaras Makarevičius. The screening is curated by Audrius Pocius and Edvardas Šumila and organized in collaboration with the conference The Ecologies of …
Read MoreCheck out 15 of the coolest doors in Israel
This article first appeared on Israel21c and is reprinted with permission. Over the summer, I went searching for cool doors around Israel and was amazed by the art, beauty and variety I found. Here are five from each of Israel’s three largest cities, Jerusalem, Tel …
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