Ron English is the proud owner of a $ 730,000 USD Banksy artwork. The self-proclaimed “Godfather of Street Art” recently purchased the elusive artist’s Slave Labour piece at a recent auction and plans to paint over it as an act of protest against those who steal artworks from the street with t…
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Following in The Met’s footsteps, the Art Institute of Chicago is now enabling free high-res downloads of images portraying iconic artworks from their vast collection. A total of 53,438 photos encapsulate the online launch, from Vincent Van Gogh’s The Bedroom (1888) to Piet Mondrian’s Lozenge Com…
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Shortly after XXL shared Trippie Redd’s freshman freestyle, the Ohio native took to his Instagram to share the potential tracklist for his forthcoming project. The draft currently sees nine tracks with possible cover artwork and Life’s a Trip title. Expected to be around 26 songs, he’s officially markin…
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Takashi Murakami is joining a group of acclaimed Japanese artists to create artwork for a new Tokyo exhibit that focuses on one of the most popular franchises in Japan, Doraemon. The manga series created by Fujiko Fujio …
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After garnering acclaim for its first installment in San Francisco, Spoke Art is set to launch another art show dedicated to the legendary Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki. The upcoming presentation in the institution’s New York City space …
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Nike adds to their big week in New York City that sees the o…
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Graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, and other digital artists from around the world are gathering in Madrid for the fifth annual Digital Madrid festival. “Digital Madrid is an occasion. It’s an all-star game for visual artists,” said Trinidad-born, New York City-based Kadeem Fletcher who founded the event as an experimental installation in 2014 while stu…
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