A Brief History of Urban Art in Five Artists
November 16, 2022
Unencumbered by gallery walls, opening times, and entrance fees, urban art has been illuminating the lives of ordinary people for over 2,000 years.
November 16, 2022
Unencumbered by gallery walls, opening times, and entrance fees, urban art has been illuminating the lives of ordinary people for over 2,000 years.
June 22, 2022
David Choe's art career started with a bucktoothed whale spray-painted on walls around Los Angeles but today Choe's art has even hung in the White House.
May 20, 2020
Influenced by animation art, Pop art and street art, the market for KAWS art has lifted off in the last decade. So what's driving demand? We explore.
May 1, 2018
From subway drawings to public murals, street art pioneer Keith Haring laid the groundwork for an art movement engaged in social and political discourse.
November 29, 2017
France has become a hot spot for collectors interested in urban and street art. Explore the origins and development of urban art in France to find out why.
August 3, 2017
Street artist Banksy uses world cities as his canvas to question politics and society. But despite his very public portfolio, everything about him is shrouded in mystery.
August 1, 2017
These 8 cities around the world offer the best public art installations this summer and fall. See who made the list, from Bogotá to Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2017
When does vandalism become art? Street art has a long and controversial history, but in recent years it has evolved and been reinvented as a high art form.
Image from Sworders’ March 14, 2023 sale.
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