A ceremony was held today at the site of the AMIA building in Buenos Aires where on July 18, 1994, a terrorist bomb killed 85 people and injured 300. Argentina is home to the largest Jewish community in South America with more than 200,000 Jews. This mural by Kol-Kir was created in the neighbourhood of Villa Crespo in 2010 to commemorate the tragic event that took place at the Jewish community headquarters along calle Pasteur in Once.
Tecnopolis, the science, technology and art show opened in Villa Martelli in the Province of Buenos Aires on Friday. The 60 hectares site has dozens of pavillions dedicated to subjects such as Earth, Fire, Air and Water. Street artists Martin Ron, Lean Frizzera, Emy Mariani and Diego Cirulli have painted a series of murals in Plaza de la Memoria. And the exterior of a former warehouse building, that has been converted into a performance space, has been decorated by some of Buenos Aires’ best-known artists including Jaz, Ever, Mart, Roma, Tec, Triangulo Dorado and Nazza Stencil.
Blu, Os Gêmeos, Sam3, Ericailcane and Lucy Mclauchlan made some stunning murals for the Crono urban art project in Lisbon last year. Photos by Buenos Aires Street Art.
While in London this week we came across this new piece by Vhils in Shoreditch. The Portuguese street artist chips off tiny bits of plaster and concrete from walls in his unique style to leave amazing textured artworks.
Banksy has dozens of stencils on the streets of London which are still intact. One of the best ways to recognise or find a Banksy is if it’s covered in perspex. Here are a few classic Banksy artworks that Buenos Aires Street Art photographed around Shoreditch and Notting Hill.
Belgian street artist Roa is famous for the amazingly detailed animal murals that he’s painted all over the world . Here are photos we shot of street art by Roa in East London during a tour with Street Art London.
George W. Bush celebrates his birthday today. He was born on 6th July 1946. The amount of graffiti present on the walls of Buenos Aires depicting the 43rd U.S. president of the United States is incredible. Of course none of the images are complimentary! Here are a few…
Llamas, tortoises, owls, frogs, octopi, fish, insects and mushrooms. These are some of the amazing works by street artist Ice that light up the walls and buildings of Buenos Aires. Ice told Buenos Aires Street Art what inspired him to paint wildlife and in particular his incredible series of apes.
There is no shortage of anti USA sentiment on the walls of Buenos Aires, some of it humorous, some not. Ill feeling towards the U.S. and anti-imperialism has a long history in Latin America dating back to the 19th century.
It can be a risky business putting the face of a politician on an advertising billboard. With less than four months to go until the presidential elections in Argentina and less than two weeks until the Federal Capital of Buenos Aires choses its mayor, hundreds of campaign posters with the names and faces of the different political candidates have been defaced all over the city.
Today is the anniversary of the death of Carlos Gardel who died in a plane crash on 24 June 1935 in Medellin, Colombia. This stencil of Gardel by graphic designer Pablo Marrone was painted in the barrio of Abasto where the Argentine tango legend grew up. Continue reading
