Posts Tagged ‘Urbanism’

Bee Stencil

Found in Montréal’s Mile Ex.

Paint Battle

A paint off at the Mural street art festival. MC Baldassari vs. Jason Wasserman.

Small Piece by Labrona

Spotted this little paste-up by street artist Labrona.

Montréal's Pink House Shirt

Here I am in my spiffy new Pink House t-shirt.

What is the pink house? Roughly three years ago, someone took it upon themselves to climb up a long-abandoned malt plant on the outskirts of downtown Montreal, and paint a part of the factory that looked like a little cabin bright pink.

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To the best of my knowledge this rogue act of daredevil maintenance is a complete mystery. Nobody knows who did it or why. Later it was decorated for Christmas.

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Commentary in Denim

This message was tied to the fence around a beautiful park building that burned down, and which someone apparently thought the municipal government was being overly slow to fix.

Matzoh Bakery by the Tracks

Back in my favourite city of Montréal after a few days down in New York.

NYC Painted Garbage Truck

Another NYC find—a fully painted art garbage truck, from their Trucks of Art program.

Explore Le Corbusier’s modernist metropolis Chandigarh

Photographer Roberto Conte uncovers the hidden gems of Chandigarh’s concrete infrastructure in his new series exploring the Le Corbusier-designed Indian city. Read More →

Turning the Place Over by Richard Wilson

A simple and beautiful art piece by Richard Wilson from the Liverpool Biennal in 2007. Echoes of Gordon Matte-Clark.