Street Art
The Travel Diary: Making street art in Malawi
What you see along the way — South African street artist Mook Lion and photojournalist Robyn Perros travel to Malawi, for the country’s annual Lake of Stars Music and Art Festival, creating murals with local artists along the way.
Written by: Robyn Perros
Talking change with Swoon, whose art helps us see beyond the damage man creates
Forged in the fire of change — Caledonia Curry aka Swoon was raised in a family of heroin addicts, but her tough upbringing only hardened her resolve to spread positivity. Now she’s helping to resurrect the impoverished town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, through an ambitious art-driven renovation project.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Video: Killer time lapse of artist Jay Howell’s new mural
Mosh Monsters — Bob’s Burgers artist puts up a cheeky spray at Babylon L.A.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Banksy gives the Syrian refugee crisis a new face: Steve Jobs
New murals appear at Calais’ Jungle refugee camp — Banksy challenges attitudes towards Syrian refugees, highlighting Apple founder Steve Jobs as the son of a Syrian migrant.
Written by: Alex King
Our favourite graffiti movies and documentaries
Street art cinema — In Huck 51, photographer Valerio Polici revealed his world of underground graffiti. Here are movies and documentaries that celebrate the culture of street art.
Written by: Alex King
Street artist My Dog Sighs abandons his work to be discovered by unsuspecting passersby
Things That Inspire Me — My Dog Sighs explains the struggle of leaving his artwork behind for others and shares his influences and inspirations with Huck.
Written by: Alex King
For photographer Valerio Polici, bombing was the ultimate adventure
Call of the wild — Italian photographer Valerio Polici came of age throwing his name up on the streets. Graffiti, he reflects, was an illegal thrill that kept him hooked.
Written by: Gemma Padley
Street artist Swoon launching Kickstarter to renovate abandoned church
The Braddock Tiles project — Swoon’s Braddock Tiles project aims to transform lives in a former steel town by renovating an abandoned church and creating a tile workshop.
Written by: Sam Warner
Graffiti pioneer RUN asks if we've left our primitive roots behind
Man is God — Have we become 21st Century gods? Giacomo Bufarini aka RUN’s new show Man is God questions our relationship to the world around us.
Written by: Alex King
Clet Abraham’s hacked street signs speak love to power
Disobedient objects — Artist Clet Abraham’s mischievously modified signage subverts authorities’ attempts to make us obedient citizens.
Written by: Sam Warner