Jonathan Boonzaaier

The ongoing lawsuit against Volkswagen by the artist and political and human rights activist, Ai Weiwei came to a close in mid-July this year with a landfall win in favour of Ai Weiwei. The dispute arose when in October 2017 Volkswagen Denmark used an unauthorised photo of Ai We Wei’s installation “Soleil Levant” in an […]

On July 10, Trevor ‘Trouble’ Andrews released a limited print run of 10 sets of the original GUCCIGHOST design. In an online frenzy, the artworks sold out in 8 minutes flat, fetching £2390 per pop.  “The prints were created after I did one pull from the first ever GUCCIGHOST silkscreen that I have not used

Taiwanese citizens in a number of noted ‘graffiti villages’, have turned to street art to entice tourists and younger generations back to rural village life, in hope to liven up places that have been abandoned due to urbanisation attracting the youth to work and study in major city districts. Two noteworthy characters that have popped

The Kenyan art collective, BSQ (Bomb Squad) – an in demand, “blossoming” community of artists, as reported by the BBC – are making headlines again. Based out of the Nairobi Railway Museum, the crew launched their studio space in April 2018, when they moved into a train carriage studio behind international artist, Patrick Mukabi’s Dust Depo studio; both attached to the

Over the last ten years a collective of artists from around the world called Artists 4 Israel, have banded together in an effort to steer conversations away from religious hate speech to fight for the dignity and quality of life of those afflicted by the ongoing battle for territory between Israel and Palestine. Most recently, Artist

Perth-based fine artist, James Giddy has his brush and oil paints aimed 293 odd kilometres south at the Western Australian town of Manjimup. Known for its forests, food, wine and fertile soils, the town with a population of roughly 4350 residents would seem like an odd place to spill some paint. However, Giddy is known for his

Li-Hill has painted his latest mural titled, ‘Process of Acceleration’, on the wall of an apartment block in Grenoble, France. The painting was completed as part of the Grenoble Street Art Festival, organised by the SpaceJunk Art Centre since 2015. Using aerosol and latex, the Canadian-born artist (who is now based out of Brooklyn) covered the concrete surface with

The Accor hotel group announced in a press release this month that its new Art Series hotel in Perth will be named after one of Australian street art’s most influential large-scale muralists – Matt Adnate. Adnate, who has already begun work due to be completed in October, was engaged by Accor to paint a 27-storey mural, as well

Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts, an acclaimed French national museum in Paris has launched an art-installation by influential Japanese artist Mr., curated by Pharrell Williams in conjunction with Murikami’s Kai Kai Kiki and Perrotin, titled ‘Carte blanche to Mr. and Pharrell Williams: A Call To Action’. On view until September 23, the installation was designed specifically for the museum’s fourth-floor

This August, Digitized Forest by teamLab will return to the world heritage site of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan with new installations on display. Until the exhibition closes on September 2, 2019, attendees will have the opportunity to experience a very different kind of art show. Set at one of the oldest shrines, during the 100 year

Enrique Chiu is the creator of the Mural of the Brotherhood on the border walls and fencing that currently separates Mexico from the United States. A project that began in 2016, the artist hopes that upon completion the potentially 600 mile long mural will hold the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest mural, surpassing the

On October 10, 2019 the Jarracharra: Dry Season Winds exhibition will be held at the Australian Embassy in Paris until January 31 2020, in what marks the first time an exhibition of its kind will be hosted at the embassy. Jarracharra: Dry Season Winds will feature 30 selected textile works of 12 artists from eight Indigenous language