Jaunted - Tag: Street Art Travel

Stavanger: Stavanger, Norway: An Unexpected Destination for Awesome Street Art

JetSetCD — 2011-07-21T16:45:18-05:00

New York, Berlin, Paris, Rio de Janeiro...Stavanger? it's true; Norway's second city is a hot spot for international street art, and it's something we never would have guessed until we stepped off Cunard's Queen Victoria and into the center of the city, with walls sporting Shepard Fairey and Banksy.

Stavanger seems a sleepy town, but first impressions are usually deceiving as we know all too well. It took about 10 minutes of meandering the (literally) vibrant streets before we found a store called "SHIT" and a bohemian coffeeshop packed with locals keen to tell us where to find free WiFi and where to walk to see the best graffiti.

Portland: 8,003 Miles from Portland, Oregon You'll Find...Kangaroos

JetSetCD — 2011-06-24T16:32:42-05:00

Are you a traveler who's gotten over buying souvenirs everywhere you go? Maybe you're even totally done with posing for photos of yourself in front of world landmarks? Regardless, there's one sort of touristy thing we—as beyond frequent travelers—are powerless to resist, and that's waypoint signs.

You'll find these posts with arrow directions at places like trailheads, airports and heavily-trafficked plazas in urban city centres. It was at the latter we photographed this one, which takes pride of place at the entrance to Portland, Oregon's Pioneer Courthouse Square.

While the statue of Portlandia may only be five blocks away, the opportunity to hug a kangaroo is more like 8,003 miles away. Timbuktu? 6,726 miles. Walden Pond? 2,530 miles. Portland, Maine? 2,540 miles. It never gets old!

[Photo: Jaunted]

Los Angeles: Banksy Makes Mondays Suck a Little Less by Sponsoring Free Days at MOCA

cmb — 2011-06-13T12:56:55-05:00

Thanks to street art/movie producer/commercial success Banksy, admission to Art in the Streets, a new exhibition of graffiti and street art at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, will be free every Monday until the show ends.

The usually reclusive artist spoke out this weekend about why he was willing to sponsor Free Mondays. “I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it,” said Banksy. Clever!

Spring Brings Fashion, Music and Art Exhibits on McQueen, Bowie and Graffiti

Jennifer Kester — 2011-04-28T12:25:18-05:00

Okay, we are sick and tired of all the "Body Worlds" exhibits already. We're ready for a decent museum exhibit that's not full of corpses. Luckily, a number of museums are getting ready to unveil some new spring exhibitions that hopefully will put "Body Worlds" to rest.

Check out three must-visit spring exhibits after the jump.

New York: Buy New York Street Art to Benefit Japan This Weekend

cmb — 2011-04-01T13:11:51-05:00

If you're in New York City this weekend you can score some cool art, for a good cause. Toy Tokyo and TT Underground Gallery are hosting a special exhibition this weekend with all proceeds going to the Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund at GlobalGiving.org.

There will be an Opening Reception for the exhibition held on Saturday, April 2nd, 7 PM-11 PM at the TT Underground Gallery, 91 Second Avenue New York, NY. On Sunday, the event will continue from 2 PM- 7 PM.

Google Goes Street with Website that Showcases Graffiti

Jennifer Kester — 2011-02-23T09:01:30-05:00

We told you how Google's Art Project brings you inside some of the world's top museums virtually through its Google Earth-like street-view technology. Take that same idea and apply it to graffiti and murals and you have Street Art View.

The site, created by Red Bull and Brazilian ad agency Loducca, shows sick street art from all over the world. Although the resolution of the shots isn't as good as Art Project, you can be the curator of this display and upload any eye-catching graffiti you see.

Milan: The Street Art Manhole Covers of Milan's Via Montenapoleone

JetSetCD — 2011-02-10T15:26:39-05:00

Via Montenapoleone in Milan. It's the Italian equivalent of New York's 5th Avenue or Avenue Montaigne in Paris, but Via Montenapoleone is a bit smaller, slightly less of a tourist draw during the low season (aka winter, so long as it's not Fashion Week). We recently took a stroll down it just to take advantage of what it's best for, which is not shopping, but window shopping. We were all set to focus our gaze on shiny patent pumps and quilted bags, but instead we spent all our time looking down at the sidewalk, and the unexpected street art right below our feet.