Street art
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A South African street art project sees lively elephant murals storming the walls of neglected neighbourhoods
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Scott Marsh, the artist behind Sydney’s huge Kanye Loves Kanye mural painted over his work for a reported $100,000
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Other lives: Street mural artist whose design at Primrose Hill station in London is still in place
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Geelong Powerhouse building home to latest work by controversial Melbourne street artist Lushsux, known for his Kim Kardashian nude selfie murals
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In the unpretentious Bosnian capital you can brush shoulders with the stars, discover incredible street art and see amazing buildings, but there is no escaping reminders of the city’s fraught history
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Colorful murals have brought street art to LA’s rundown back alleys. But amid gentrification, are they bringing people together or just painting over the cracks?
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Neighbour’s complaint prompts order for removal, but an adjacent mural of Kanye West kissing himself will remain untouched
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The graffiti murals that sprang up on the walls of Cairo were a spontaneous reaction to Egypt’s revolution. But, despite their cultural importance, they’re being demolished in an attempt to clean up the city ... or is it to erase the past?
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Painting by artist Jimmy C on side wall of department store became a shrine for fans after the singer’s death in January
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The anonymous artist draws countryside, beaches and thrones around Skid Row in Los Angeles – raising awareness of a population that’s growing to crisis point
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Court sentences ‘Brisbane’s Banksy’ to five hours’ community service with council’s graffiti removal service after he planted unauthorised artworks around the city
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Giant smiley marks launch of year-long celebration of radical book, to take in everything from street art to fashion
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Stik and Stewy are other street artists addressing issues such as housing and the migration crisis. This isn’t antisocial – it’s deeply social
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From the arts hub of Valparaiso to the ‘blue city’ of Jodhpur, we take a look at the neighbourhoods and cityscapes that have been transformed by colourful paint
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It’s been a busy 2015 for Banksy, who opened his own theme park and intervened in Europe’s refugee crisis. Here’s how he should wield his spraycan next year
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The Republican candidate’s campaign-trail trolling has sent the art world into satirical overdrive. From Trump the turd to Trump in drag, say hello to the megalomaniac billionaire’s colourful new incarnations
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Un centro comunitario en la delegación más poblada de la Ciudad de México tiene un objetivo: ayudar a la comunidad a ver el mundo con otros ojos
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Ex-graffiti artist Marcus Barnes found himself arrested for ‘encouraging’ crime when he produced a magazine about train graffiti
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Melbourne street artist Kaff-eine has collaborated with 100 men, women and children from Manila’s slums on Phoenix, a message of hope rising from the rubbish heaps they call home
Art Weekly Simon and Garfunkel, selfies and fibreglass KitKats – the week in art