A selection of new images from photographer Caleb Stein’s series “Down by the Hudson” (previously featured here). Born in London, Stein graduated from Vassar College in 2017 with a degree in art history. He is interested in the fragility of memory and embrace of community. His work often explores ideas of mythology and narrative, specifically as they relate to the […]
Peter Frederiksen is an embroidery artist living and working in Chicago. He found his way into fibers while studying painting and drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his current practice involves freemotion machine embroideries inspired by post-war Warner Brothers cartoons. “Using familiar imagery, I like to examine fear, panic, toxic masculinity, anxiety, anticipation, and humor, […]
Unbridled Berlin Street Art : Spencer Elzey in EuropeBerliners are hard to crack, they say, but probably not for New Yorkers. We “get” them because of their no-nonsense frankness, sometimes sharp tongues, and because their “creative types” are unh…
A curation of sculptures in the environs of the great Egyptian pyramids is an audacious idea and one full of potential. With Egypt’s origins in the history of graffiti, it is also sublime to see some of today’s most talented international street artists who have made meaningful contributions to the scene, like El Seed and SpY, participating in this project […]
Inspired by the critically acclaimed show is an Epic collection that many Metal Poster collectors have been waiting for. We’re thrilled to have finally dropped some fresh, officially licensed House of the Dragon Displates ready to add a bit of fantasy flair to your wall decor. A few months ago, House of the Dragon took the streaming world by storm, […]
Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. Luna Luna – The Art Amusement Park Returns2. Gera 1 Combines Glitch and Figurative in Berlin3. “Forever Is Now” Second Edition at Giza Pyramids via Art D’Egypte 35 years after its first creation, the Luna Luna is resurrected from its original home in […]
A selection of recent paintings by Detroit, Michigan-based artist Michael Polakowski. Centered around mental health—how it frames and contextualizes our view of the world—Polakowski’s paintings often feature windows or other visual portals as metaphors for the boundaries between our present lives, and the seemingly far-off idealized world. He elaborates: “I think of each painting as an opportunity to expand upon […]
Aaron Robert Baker is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Within his work, Baker explores the symmetry between beauty and awkwardness, happiness and despair, and the natural and synthetic. “Transformation and anthropomorphism interest me, as does our ability to turn any combination of shapes into a visual language,” he says. Giving all of his drawings the same title, “Head,” […]
City Takes Your Bus Stop? Biancoshock Will Help You Build a New One.“The citizens, using their artisanal skills, built a new bus-stop in the same place where the institutional one resided,” says street artist Biancoshock, “choosing the shape, the colors, the useful i…
A selection of paintings by New York City-based artist Shuyang Zhou. The series began in March of 2020 with a desire to attend to the ubiquitous but often overlooked emotions of everyday objects. Believing in the ability of inanimate objects to convey just as much, if not more, emotion than human beings, Zhou argues that while the inconspicuous nature of […]