News — Graffiti Art

Zevs Liquidated Art

Zevs (born 1977) is an anonymous French street artist, best known for his trademark "liquidation" technique. He was an early and influential graffiti artist and active as a tagger in Paris in the 1990s. He is named after a regional train, Zeus, that almost ran him over one day he was down in the metro. Working with other French artists in the second half of the 1990s like Andre and Invader, Zevs has been among the prominent figures who pioneered the French street art scene. 

The end of the 90’s he was known for his philosphical drawings of “Electric...


Smash137's New Color

To round out this week Freeway Editions wanted to speak about Smash137’s new solo exhibition entitled “New Color”. The show is on exhibit at Galerie Neuheisel in Germany until January 21st. The title “Neue Fabre” or “New Color” comes from a story of childhood nostalgia, Adrian Falkner AKA Smash137, recalls trying to mix colors and make “a new color” with his brother as a child. And from this childhood curiosity stemmed a graffiti artist career on the streets of Basel, Switzerland. Despite his graffiti roots since 2008 Smash137 has taken his urban...


"Speedy Graphito: Made in America" Book Signing

Speedy Graphito's new book "Speedy Graphito: Made in America" has made quite a stir amongst Speedy fans all over the globe! Speedy Graphito has accumulated a large adoring fan base over the course of a 30 year artistic career and of course, why not?! His work has stayed fresh, evocative, and has spoken to all lovers of pop art for decades. The book is the culmination of the past four years the artist spent working in the U.S. This volume on Speedy Graphito’s work, from exhibitions and special projects to performances and art fairs, presents an exclusive look into his...


On the Walls of Miami Beach

This past week Freeway Editions attended Art Basel Miami, a week of growing satellite fairs, pop-up shows, parties and live art performances that makes for the largest art fair event in the United States. Galleries, artists, and art collectors come from all over the globe to participate in this weeklong art experience. During Art Basel week the streets of the area’s arts district come a live with an influx of people, artists, and public art. The Wynwood district has developed into an exhibition space for some of the world’s most renowned street artists. During this art-saturated week, Read the article


Give the Gift of Speedy Graphito

This week we are celebrating the holidays with exclusive prints from Speedy Graphito! As aforementioned on the blog, Speedy Graphito released his new book "Speedy Graphito: Made in America" last week and Freeway Editions is so excited we decided to feature these special prints as well. Speedy's art has evolved and grown while the artist has been working in the United States, these prints are an example of this progression and the artist's multifaceted talents. Take a look at these hand painted screen prints from our gift...