Street art

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Visual art created in public spaces, such as graffiti and guerrilla art.

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A statue of a chimpanzee dressed as a bellhop at the entrance to an exhibition space.

A statue of a chimpanzee dressed as a bellhop at the entrance to an exhibition space.

'The Mystery of Banksy': The unauthorized exhibition

'The Mystery of Banksy': The unauthorized exhibition

The exhibition "The Mystery of Banksy" is attracting hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. But what is behind it?

UK Suffolk | Banksy Graffiti

UK Suffolk | Banksy Graffiti

Banksy seagull mural dismantled in Lowestoft, England

Banksy seagull mural dismantled in Lowestoft, England

It is not the first time the anonymous artist's work has been removed or destroyed.

The Banksy stamp for Ukraine: A black-belt judo master is put to the floor by a small boy.

The Banksy stamp for Ukraine: A black-belt judo master is put to the floor by a small boy.

Banksy mural featured in Ukrainian postage stamp

Banksy mural featured in Ukrainian postage stamp

The stamp features Banksy's mural with Vladimir Putin as a black belt in judo, toppled by a boy symbolizing Ukraine.

a rat slides off a box reading fragile

a rat slides off a box reading fragile

Banksy: Street artist sells prints for Ukraine

Banksy: Street artist sells prints for Ukraine

The British street artist is selling 50 art prints of a rat on a box to support Ukrainians caught up in the war.

Mural: Tubman, center, with African American workers and activists to both sides of her

Mural: Tubman, center, with African American workers and activists to both sides of her

The Harriet Tubman mural that transcends time

The Harriet Tubman mural that transcends time

Street artist Michael Rosato has memorialized abolitionist Harriet Tubman, born roughly 200 years ago, with his murals.

Artists painting a mural showing black-and-white portraits, people with skeletal faces and black holes instead of eyes, on a red background.

Artists painting a mural showing black-and-white portraits, people with skeletal faces and black holes instead of eyes, on a red background.

'Yemen's Banksy' creates art against war in Berlin

'Yemen's Banksy' creates art against war in Berlin

At the Human Rights Film Festival in Berlin, Yemeni street artist Murad Subay comments on the horrors of war.

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Shamsia Hassani wearing a particle protecter mask sits in front of one of her artworks

Shamsia Hassani wearing a particle protecter mask sits in front of one of her artworks

Capturing Afghan women's voices in graffiti

Shamsia Hassani, Afghanistan's first female street artist, depicts Afghan women as they face renewed Taliban threats.