I am with my friend Jeff as we drive to the airport to pick up Sugata. I only know him from his TED video, which has been watched a gazillion times and forwarded to me by various friends throughout the years. I have little expectation as I’ve become accustomed to meeting people and finding them far different than their online personas. Almost as if...
A new and adorable movement has erupted quite unexpectedly in recent times, and it's making the streets a whole lot friendlier. Novelty googly eyes have been popping...
Parisian street artist Combo hijacks familiar imagery from pop culture and alters them to carry new meanings that are thought-provoking, humorous and confronting. Early...
Portuguese street artist Bordalo II salvages street garbage, car parts and old machinery from landfill to create public installations of giant, colorful animals. His...
In the daylight, the urban murals of Reskate Studio appear to be simple silhouettes. Bunnies, loaves of bread and ringed planets stretch across walls...
Barcelona-based artist Pejac is known for his artworks that skillfully reinvent the public space, often speaking on sensitive social and environmental issues. Recently, in...
Mokattham Mountain overlooks the Egyptian slum of Manshiyat Naser, famously known as Garbage City. It's a Cairo neighborhood comprised of decrepit buildings. Bags of...