It was Charlie Chaplin’s birthday this weekend. The legendary funny man and genius was born on 16th April 1889 and went on to become one of the world’s most famous actors. He was synonymous with the silent film era and for his masterful miming and slapstick comedy.
Stealing an artwork from the street and trying to flog it is the subject of a new movie called ‘How to sell a Banksy‘ but this is exactly what José Carlos Martinat did in Buenos Aires recently. All photos by Buenos Aires Street Art.
A group of Argentine street artists have transformed a ‘haunted house’ in Palermo for an exhibition with the theme ‘El Paso del tiempo’ (The passage of time) after four days of painting. Continue reading
A general strike across 33 hospitals and health clinics in Buenos Aires started today following the dispute between the city and national governments over police patrols. There’s no shortage of Buenos Aires graffiti featuring the police as our pictures show.
Today is the anniversary of the start of the Falkland Islands War or ‘la guerra de las Malvinas’. The 2nd of April 1982 marks the day that the military government under General Galtieri decided to retake the islands with an ill-thought out invasion.
Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is still to announce that she will be standing again in the national elections on October 23rd but behind the scenes her election campaign is gathering momentum. Following the death of her husband Néstor Kirchner, it has been widely expected that she will run for a second term in office but she is still to make her intentions known in public.
Argentine artists Ever, Jaz, Mart and Poeta have created a new mural in Palermo. Photos by Buenos Aires Street Art.
This is a political stencil of Jorge Rafael Videla, Carlos Menem and Mauricio Macri saying ‘Recycle the rubbish’.
Mr Brainwash, the actor in Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop, has painted two new stencils along Sunset Boulevard in LA. The artworks appeared just before the Oscars ceremony during which Banksy’s movie lost out in the category of best documentary feature. Continue reading
Georgina Ciotti unveiled her latest artwork last night painted on the facade of Cultivarte, the bar and theatre space in Palermo Soho. The mural is named “Olivia” after the daughter of a friend of Georgina’s who nearly drowned but fortunately survived and depicts gods of protection. It took her a month to complete working an average of five hours a day under lamplight after dark.
More stencils from Buenos Aires including designs by Bs As Stencil, Cucusita and Vomito Attack. Photos by Buenos Aires Street Art.
A fantastic mural by the Italian artist Blu in Buenos Aires has been painted over. Continue reading
