Lakers star Luka Dončić made a touching gesture after one of the murals honoring late basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi had been vandalized in Downtown Los Angeles. The mural, created by artist Sloe Motions, served as one of the many tributes dotted around the city following the helicopter crash that killed the father-daughter duo and … Read more
Things are getting saucy at a New Jersey pizza joint. Artist Jen Flaum was commissioned to paint a new mural on the exterior wall of Brick & Dough, a pizzeria in Montclair, New Jersey. Brick & Dough, pizzeria in Montclair, New Jersey, commissioned a new mural for the exterior wall. Google Maps Flaum posted a … Read more
Behind some of the city’s most beautiful murals, there are ugly truths and sordid stories. A newly reissued book spotlights 32 stunning, large-scale paintings that lend beauty to everyday facets of city life — from office building lobbies to transit stations and public restrooms — and the fascinating stories behind them. “It’s probably the greatest … Read more
A new Banksy mural drew crowds to a London street on Monday, even before the elusive graffiti artist confirmed that the work was his. The artwork in the Finsbury Park neighborhood covers the wall of a four-story building and shows a small figure holding a pressure hose beside a large cherry tree. Green paint has been sprayed … Read more
After decades of speculation, the elusive street artist known only by his pseudonym Banksy has revealed his name. When asked if he goes by “Robert Banks” in a lost — and recently rediscovered — BBC interview from 20 years ago, the graffitist admitted: “It’s Robbie.” The artist has remained largely anonymous over the years, despite his … Read more
Whose man is this? A mural of late rapper Pop Smoke went viral for showing no resemblance to the “Welcome to the Party” star, whose real name was Bashar Jackson. The 20-year-old New York-born rapper died Feb. 20, 2020, after four masked men raided his Hollywood Hills, California, rental mansion and fired gunshots in a … Read more