Graffiti

Graffiti pioneer RUN asks if we've left our primitive roots behind
Art

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

Street artists to battle it out in Leake Street Tunnel
Art

Street artists to battle it out in Leake Street Tunnel

The Battle of Waterloo — The cans are drawn. London’s finest graffiti writers go head-to-head for a cash prize on Saturday August 22.

Written by: Alex King

Celebrating the finest street art talent at NuArt Festival
Culture

Celebrating the finest street art talent at NuArt Festival

Graffiti from across the globe — Norway's graffiti-oriented NuArt festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with an incredible array of the world's best street artists.

Written by: Alex Taylor

Broken Fingaz’ psychedelic graffiti pilgrimage from Mumbai to Los Angeles
Art

Broken Fingaz’ psychedelic graffiti pilgrimage from Mumbai to Los Angeles

Journey Galactiko — Underground graffiti collective Broken Fingaz spring up in LA for a mesmerising show that takes on sex, death, Indian spirituality and capitalist advertising.

Written by: Alex King

Graffiti pioneer Lee Quiñones has kept on painting through street art's ebb and flow
Art

Graffiti pioneer Lee Quiñones has kept on painting through street art's ebb and flow

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, graffiti pioneer Lee Quiñones shares how, through all the art world's changes, he's found new ways to keep on keeping on.

Written by: Tom Fenwick

The street artist responding to Greece's social turmoil
Activism

The street artist responding to Greece's social turmoil

A different story from the streets of Athens — Street artist Bleeps.gr was making street art long before the economic crisis hit Greece. But with the social and cultural impact of the nation's turmoil, his art has reflected the changing views of the dissatisfied voices he comes into contact with. His identity is anonymous, but he won't stay quiet.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

Egypt's revolutionary street artists silenced by new military dictatorship
Activism

Egypt's revolutionary street artists silenced by new military dictatorship

Writing on the wall — Egypt’s 2011 revolution filled the streets with colour, but now the new regime is stamping out creative resistance.

Written by: Alex King

Is this the trippiest skatepark ever?
Skate

Is this the trippiest skatepark ever?

Skate wavey — Artist Lisa Looser resurrects First World War camouflage to give skaters a mind-muddling experience in South West France.

Written by: Jason Horton

The OAP fighting neo-nazi propaganda in Berlin
Reportage

The OAP fighting neo-nazi propaganda in Berlin

Otherwise known as The Hate Destroyer — Berlin-based pensioner Irmela Mensah Schramm is on a one-woman crusade against fascist propaganda.

Written by: Cinnamon Nippard

Street art trailblazer Kid Acne’s new show opens in Copenhagen
Culture

Street art trailblazer Kid Acne’s new show opens in Copenhagen

Things That Inspire Me — The birth of hip hop, lost civilisations and Quentin Blake are just some of the things that inspire artist Kid Acne.

Written by: Alex King

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