Street art
JR unveils ‘X-ray’ optical illusion piece on historic Palazzo Farnese in Rome
Scaffolding cover-up work is part of French Embassy’s new ambitious contemporary art programme
Now 62, but still wielding spray paint, Kenny Scharf is filmed by his daughter
The family portrait documentary follows the highs and lows of the street artist’s life and career
Street artist Futura unveils his biggest-ever work in Hong Kong shopping mall
Sneaker crowd turns out in force to see the New York-based artist's six-metre tall rocket surrounded by alien figures
First the Louvre's pyramid, now the actual Pyramids—JR to create show-stopping project in Egypt
Street artist hints he might make a photo collage at the 4,500-year-old Unesco World Heritage Site as part of exhibition organised by Art D’Egypte
Gaping hole opens up under Eiffel Tower in French artist JR’s new illusion
Paris trompe l’oeil piece launches ahead of vast exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London next month
In Minneapolis, plywood boards become protest art worth preserving
Many of the boards used to cover shopfront windows during protests became impromptu canvases—as much works of art as vital historical artefacts
Street artist JR rips off the front of Florence's Palazzo Strozzi in new optical illusion work
Trompe l’oeil image called La Ferita (The Wound) reflects on the difficulties of accessing culture during Covid-19 and reveals Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus
Uffizi acquires first 'street art' work—a mash-up of Gilbert & George and a crotch-grabbing Mark Wahlberg
Mixed-media montage by UK artist Endless was donated to the Florence museum
Vancouver’s street artists respond to columnist’s graffiti gripes with painted ‘letter to the editor’
A writer’s complaints about downtown tagging were met with accusations of classism—and a new mural
Not to be sneezed at: £350,000 Bristol house taken off market after Banksy paints mural worth millions on it
Owners are now considering how best to protect the work of a sneezing woman
Cover your mouth! Banksy claims mural of sneezing woman in Bristol
The work was confirmed by the anonymous street artist on his Instagram
Artist sues Los Angeles and the Chinese American Museum for junking his work
Lawsuit demands that court issue an injunction to prevent future dismantling of works of art without artists’ supervision
An AI bot has figured out how to draw like Banksy. And it's uncanny
GANksy aims to produce images that bear resemblance to works by the UK's most famous street artist
In victory for street artists, US Supreme Court declines to hear 5Pointz developer’s appeal
A New York judge previously awarded $6.75m in damages to the artists, whose graffiti was whitewashed from a Queens warehouse
Banksy loses trademark battle over his famous Flower Thrower image
The street artist opened a pop-up shop in Croydon last year in a bid to protect his image rights, but was found to have “acted in bad faith”
Street art by ‘India’s Banksy’ defaced by right-wing youth group in Mumbai
Tyler Street Artist had painted the names of pro-government public figures onto a road for a collaborative public shaming project
The art market is more neoliberal factory farm than finely balanced ecosystem: now is the time to 'rewild' it
The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity for artists to reclaim power from the institutions that buy, sell and show their work
Banksy’s activism is his greatest work
Funding a refugee rescue boat is just the latest in a long history of politically motivated acts
Banksy funds refugee rescue ship in the Mediterranean
The boat, which has rescued 89 people so far, boasts work by the British street artist on its side
New York developer who whitewashed 5Pointz graffiti—and owes artists $6.75m in damages—appeals to Supreme Court
Petition focuses on the phrasing of the Visual Artists Rights Act, which protects works of “recognized stature” without defining what that means
Banksy paints London Underground train with sneezing rat not wearing face mask
British street artist, who likes to mask his own identity, has released a new video showing a tube train being graffitied in apparent support of face coverings
A 20,000-foot mural in Queens honours doctor who died on the frontline of Covid-19
The monumental street painting by Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is meant to raise awareness of the pandemic’s disproportionate toll on communities of colour
Vancouver street artists provide coronavirus advice to Canada’s most vulnerable communities
City council is collaborating with mural makers to paint storefronts that have closed due to Covid-19 in a neighbourhood already suffering from the opioid crisis
Charges dropped against South African billionaire over allegedly fraudulent Banksy deal
Martin Levick had been accused of duping an investor into lending him $3.5m for the purchase of the work
Street art auction in aid of Australian bushfire clean-up includes works by Banksy and Shepard Fairey
The Bushfire Relief Auction in Melbourne has been organised by the collectors Sandra Powell and Andrew King and prices start at £200
Banksy buyer seeks new location for Season’s Greetings mural
Talks with local officials in Port Talbot about a new urban art centre have stalled
Banksy’s The Drinker withdrawn from Sotheby’s sale after rival artist claims ownership
Sculpture—estimated at £1m—was removed from the street by Andy Link in 2004 but later “liberated” from his East End garden
Street artist paints ginormous portrait of eco warrior Greta Thunberg in San Francisco
Cobre defends use of spray paint in creating eight-storey mural, saying his materials are environmentally friendly
JR launches open call on Instagram for his new free photography course
French artist says he will invite Naomi Campbell to school in Paris to help him teach 12 budding photographers