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Listen: The Voice of Los Angeles
Listen is a Los Angeles-based street artist taking the minimalistic stencil designs that Banksy popularized in the United Kingdom and updating them for the street and surf culture of Los Angeles.
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Mr. Myl: Inspiring Havana
In May 2020 a large intervention by Mr. Myl appeared high above the streets of Havana. The image of a young boy with his face covered by a bandana and the word Coraje in large bold letters. Two months into the Covid-19 pandemic this was a message for all Cubans, for all people. A year later, when Cubans took to the streets in a historical demonstration of discontent, Coraje was demonstrated in a manner that has not been seen in decades.
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Franklin Marshall the Third: The Mystery of that Hollywood Face
From childhood to adulthood, Franklin Marshall the Third has created his journey through comedy, filmmaking and “Art-streeting,” as he calls it. Acknowledging his own odd-looking character, which he had no part in creating, Franklin boldly tackles the oftentimes cruel world with forbearance and kindness while working hard at paving a way for himself in the arts.
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A Tale of Two Cities: A Visual History of Hamilton
Hamilton Ontario is an old run-down industrial city that stands in the shadows of Toronto and the glory of its former self. But this relic of the Rust Belt empire has a few secrets left to share; found in the most unassuming of places were art and history intertwine to bring back nostalgic feelings of childhood adventure in the lasting remnants of this forgotten world.
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Get Lost in the City with Santiago Villegas
When multimedia artist Santiago Villeges moved to New York from Colombia, he found that he identified with the rat. Now the minuscule, shiny rat stickers that are the protagonists of his 2020 art movement “Lost in the City” adorn poles across downtown Manhattan.
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Queering Self-Love, Community, and Love Letters: Q&A with ggggrimes
25-year-old Philadelphia based artist ggggrimes, known for their digitally paintings of PoC queer individuals and couples in intimate moments, discusses their queer community, 2020, and discovering themselves through the love of their fiancé. “My artwork is shaped by my life and experiences,” they expressed.
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Kaves: Something Out of Nothing
A Brooklyn visionary—Kaves artistically embodies the heart and hustle of the city as he etches his story into it. A story of rags to riches where wealth is not monetary, but lies in expression and experience instead.
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NYC Art League – Spring Season 2021 Recap
NYC Art League - Spring Season 2021 RecapPhotos by Jeanelle Folkes Background The concept for the NYC Art League began with Sour Mouse co-curator, Bree Chapin, who had the idea to put together an art battle to promote the venue. Sour Mouse had opened its door late-fall 2020, and as was the case with many… -
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FNNCH & THE ADVENTURES AND PERILS OF A HONEY BEAR HUNT
One would think a Honey Bear, resembling the classic plastic squeezable honey container with a spout cap lid one finds in any grocery store, would be anything but controversial, but artist Fnnch recently found his work at the center of an outcry. Discover the triumphs and confrontations of an artist and his Honey Bear in the streets of San Francisco during the time of Covid.
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A Citizen of Outer Space — CTDZN the Alien
Landing in Portland in 2016, this extraterrestrial street artist is now considered a staple of the PDX street art community. CTDZN, pronounced ‘citizen,’ their work relays a message from the unknown, with an often-lime green alien face and other adaptations of a similar image spread across the city.
