ART NEWS: Newest Shepard Fairey Mural in Detroit, Signs of "Hope"

In collaboration with Library Street Art Collective, Shepard Fairey is taking on one of the largest wall murals he has ever produced — 185 feet tall (about 17 or 18 stories high) and 60 feet wide.

Fairey had the overall design mapped out and a few of the background elements in place when he began the official work along with the help of three assistants and a window-washing rig last Saturday. From WWD’s recent article: “I enjoy doing these because you’re working up against a wall, then when you get back to see something that big...

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FEATURED ARTIST: Speedy Graphito

It's been awhile since we have talked about one of our Freeway Editions artists, this week we are bringing it back to talk about Frenchman, Speedy Graphito. The artist has been in Los Angeles for the past couple of months working arduously on new work for his upcoming solo exhibition at Fabien Castanier Gallery. The new paintings take on a specific new look, allowing the artist to get back to his roots as a classically trained painter.

About the artist:

Olivier Rizzo, aka Speedy Graphito, is one of the...

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ART NEWS: Surface, an Exhibition at Subliminal Projects

We here at Freeway Editions recently received an email about an upcoming photo show here in Los Angeles. We were so stoked on the show we decided to share it with everyone! Subliminal Projects is a gallery space promoting diverse forms of art. Originally created by Shepard Fairey and Blaize Blouin in 1995 the gallery space has grown to be a destination for art lovers. The group helped introduce the subculture of skateboarding to the art world and since then the space has hosted exhibitions for all types of artistic mediums including but...

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FEATURED ARTIST: FAITH47

This week's featured artist is Faith47. Freeway Editions has admired her works from all over the globe and today we are speaking a bit more about her and her subjects.
Faith47 is a self-taught artist from Cape Town, South Africa. The artist is best known for her graffiti and street art depicting both people and animals interacting with whimsical environments. Althought she lives and works in Cape Town she often is traveling the world creating art in new places with new people. Faith draws inspiration from questions of life and its curious connections. Faith is humbled...

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ART NEWS: Art Happenings Near and Far

It is officially spring and creeping quickly into summer here in Los Angeles. This transition means a lot of things for this city but mostly that music and arts events start saturating the weekend calendars.We are trying to keep up and share relevant information about not only the street art happenings but all kinds of art events around LA and internationally. Here are some intriguing events from this past weekend as well as upcoming shows! Enjoy!  

Last week marked the start of Coachella Arts and Music festival, now spanning over two weekends, the festival has...

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