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Flash Mobs
A phenomenon from the age of instant communications and viral email, flash mobs have appeared since 2003 in places as diverse as San Francisco, Jerusalem and Antwerp.
Florida Highwaymen, Vintage Art
Highwaymen art, a product of Florida's history of segregation, depicts unique tropical beauty in styles ranging from self taught to sophisticated artistic expression.
Train Graffiti in Canada
From simple scrawls to hip-hop tags to gorgeous, multihued pieces, train graffiti is one of the most vibrant and publicly accessible urban art forms in Canada.
International Shows for Kiwi Visionary Art
Afficionados and collectors of self-taught art will have an unusual opportunity to view the work of Kiwi and Australian artists, some little-known, early in 2009.
Grafitti Artist Banksy
In Warhol time, Banksy may be through his 15 minutes. But that all depends on whether you think he's famous or if his ideas and art deserve all the attention.
New Zealand Visionary Art Grows
The contribution of outsider and folk artists to Aotearoa's visual heritage, and their diversity, is being increasingly recognised as exhibitions attract media interest.
Fighting Graffiti
Discusses what graffiti is, how it came to be the way that it is now, Famous graffiti artists, removing graffiti, and the war on graffiti throughout communities.