Street Art

July 8, 2011

3D Grass Globe at Paris City Hall

Artist François Abélanet plays tricks on our eyes, making us believe there is a three-dimensional grass globe sitting right in the middle of Paris' City Hall. When viewed at different angles, however, the illusion quickly falls apart. Who to believe? covers 16,000 sq ft (1500 sq m) and measures 330 ft (100 m) long. Approximately 90 gardeners worked for five days to assemble the entire display.

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May 18, 2011

Tragic Accident Gives Street Artist New Perspective

When French artist Michael Beerens turned 23, a serious motorcycle accident put him in the hospital for six months. During his recovery, he had time to think about his life and passion for graffiti. He realized that grafitti was a pure ego trip and decided to switch his style to painting illustrations of animals. “I have been fascinated by animals since by childhood.

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March 30, 2011

It’s Coming: MOCA’s Major Graffiti and Street Art Show

Are you as excited about this show as us? Soon, the Museum of Contemporary Art will present Art in the Streets and in doing so will be the FIRST major U.S. museum to examine the history of street art and graffiti. Running from April 17 through August 8, we'll learn how an underground form of expression that begin in the 1970s became what it is today…a major art movement!

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March 10, 2011

Site-Specific Street Art (2 pieces)

We've seen all kinds of street art on theMET, including strange silhouette figures, homeless cardboard cut-outs, and hilarious pop-culture paintings. The one common theme? That with street art, the place in which it lives, or its environment, is just as important as the piece itself.

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