Category: Street Art

Art of Posters In Spreading the Message -Street Artist JR Opens InsideOut Photo Booth at Pompidou

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The medium of posters continues to be a strong canvas for spreading messages among youth culture, and Parisian street artist taps into this culture on a global scale.

Jonas Bevacqua, CoFounder of LRG, Passes Away at 34

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Known for his creative direction of the popular streetwear brand Lifted Research Group, (LRG), Jonas unexpectedly died Monday night. A blow to the streetwear scene.

Art in the Streets at Geffen MOCA Brings Graffiti and Street Art to the Forefront, Featured for the First Time Inside an American Museum

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The ironic nature of bringing outdoor art inside isn’t the only thing causing waves with this exhibition. Spanning the history of the movement from Jamie Reid’s Sex Pistols’ to Banksy oil paintings, Jeffrey Deitch’s vision is creating a stir.

Bodies in Urban Space-Street Art Takes New Forms, Literally, as Choreographed Troupe Re-defines Public Spaces

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Culture jamming at its best, Bodies in Urban Spaces proves another way to redefine the social conventions of what is urban space.

Bikes X Art -Shepard Fairey’s Agency Collaborates Again with Trek This time for Team RadioShack

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The Art of Transportation is something we often refer to when it comes to one of the significant changes in how a new generation is re-thinking aspects of their lifestyles. In this case, the upcoming Madone 6.9 SSL combines traditional RadioShack iconic colors and Fairey’s iconic messaging.

Parkour and Freerunning on the Rise Among American Youth Culture -California Opens First Dedicated Facility, Tempest Freerunning Academy

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The art of getting from one place to another has never been so cool. Here’s another new urban sport on the rise, with a lifestyle borrowed from many, yet completely unique in its mash-up.

Street Artist Zevs Liquidated Versions Show Takes High Finance Debacle Head-On

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One of our favorite street artists, Zevs is known for tweaking iconic brands’ logos, creating a psychological liquidating effect through art and color.

Street Artist JR Takes InsideOut Project to Tunisia Bringing Awareness of Art, People, Freedom to Arab Country

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TedPrize winner JR dives right into his street art project bringing awareness of art as influential as politics with Artocracy -covered by AlJazeera, as art challenges revolutionaries.

AP Sues Urban Outfitters, Zumiez, and Nordstrom Over Fairey HOPE T-shirt Sales

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Even though Shepard Fairey and the AP are now BFF’s doesn’t mean that the retailers who made money off the Obama Hope Poster T-shirts are in the clear.