Street Art

December 29, 2025

Banksy’s Latest Mural Shines a Light on Unhoused Children During the Holidays

Embed from Getty Images Just before Christmas, Londoners awoke to Banksy’s latest mural. In this new, powerful piece, two children in winter coats lie on the ground, gazing upward, one reaching their arm out toward a distant star. The artwork stretches across the side of a row of garages in Bayswater, near bustling Queensway and the edges of Kensington Gardens.

Read Article

November 12, 2025

Colorful Animation Comes to Life as You Drive by 600-Foot-Long Street Mural

The streets of Indio, California, just got an animated pop of color. Mexican visual artist Hervey Garcia has unveiled a mural titled Liberation, which stretches across 600 feet of a sidewalk. What makes this artwork extra alluring is how it comes to life when you view it from a moving vehicle. The figures in the mural seem to gallop, transform, and fly alongside you.

Read Article

September 11, 2025

Efforts To Erase Banksy’s New Mural May Have Actually Amplified His Message

Earlier this week, on September 8, 2025, a new mural by anonymous street artist Banksy appeared on a wall in London. Specifically, the artist painted it on the Queen's Building in the Royal Courts of Justice complex, and it wasn’t long before attempts were made to erase it, leaving the controversial work partially removed. Banksy has never shied away from politics, but his latest piece appears to have struck a particular nerve with the British government.

Read Article

September 3, 2025

Monumental Lacework Mural Highlights Cultural Heritage of a Romanian City’s Fabric

A building in Ploiești, Romania, has had a giant piece of lace affixed to its side—at least, that’s what it looks like. Polish street artist NeSpoon has worked her signature magic, painting a monumental mural that depicts ornamental lace. With incredible attention to detail—especially at such a large scale—and subtle drop shadows, it creates the illusion of real lace that’s been crafted to stretch five stories high.

Read Article

My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.