As Pol Corona walks down the street, he receives salutations from many neighbours in the working class neighbourhood of Barracas in the south of Buenos Aires. Corona knows many of his neighbours by name and he stops for... Read Article
As a street artist in Rio de Janeiro, you really have to stand out if you want to compete with the beach. Rio’s natural surrounding isn’t just pretty, it’s breathtaking. Yet, Rio’s street art is ubiquitous, it exists... Read Article
You’d be hard pushed to find someone in Montevideo who hasn’t seen Colectivo Licuado’s work. They might not have known who was behind it, but they will have definitely been sat on the bus, bleary eyed on their... Read Article
To stroll down the Mapocho River in Santiago is akin to wandering through one of the foremost galleries of Latin America. Both sides of the river that passes through Santiago are adorned with murals by some of the... Read Article
They began painting on walls as children — undesired graffiti makers. Twenty years later they have acquired university degrees and major commissions for public art from the city of Valparaiso. Sammy Espinosa (Jeksy) and Cynthia Aguilera (Cines), pictured... Read Article
Street art has always represented an integral aspect of creative expression in Latin America, as is the case in many other parts of the world. Their capacity to convey ideas and messages in public arenas, and to showcase... Read Article
Cidade Cinza (Grey City) is the name of a new documentary taking a look at the role of street art in São Paulo, looking at how street art has taken over the city, how the city continues to... Read Article
We wanted to bring you these quite brilliant photos of Uruguay’s Tree People, a new street art project by Pablo S. Herrero and David de la Mano in Montevideo, Uruguay. Any sense that Montevideo had of being a... Read Article
Santiago has some of the most vibrant street art in Latin America. The city, as well as Valparaiso on the coast, have made Chile synonymous with top quality grafitti and street art. This article is a short visual... Read Article
I have, over the last couple of weeks, had the opportunity (and legal necessity) to get out of Santiago and see some of the rest of this part of the world for a bit. Of the two trips... Read Article
