Cyrcle recently finished this work in Lisbon, Portugal in cooperation with The Underdogs Project. Called "The Struggle Of Nations," a "cabellors y indios" theme is depicted in a vintage newsprint/comic book style and would appear to be calling attention to the mass murder and genocides commited by "civilized" nations of the west perpetrated against the indigenous peoples of the New World - a matter of history that looms large in the collective conscious of these western nations. Hence, the struggle. It should also be noted that many of the indigenous tribes and peoples of the Americas were regionally and collectively...

"The Phantom" #1 (July 1992) | cover art by Mike Higgs In honor of "Shark Week," it's the first issue of Wolf Publishing's rebooting of the classic crimefighter. via CBC

Recently we featured a work by Nychos which depicted a tiger jumping out of its skin. Nychos is back, this time with an orca jumping out its skin - but keep your eyes peeled, there seems to be a political statement being made in this work. Not that there wasn't one with his tiger, it just seems more evident in the orcas piece - as in the digestive tract of the killer whale is a pocket full of pollution. Have to love the embedded 666 included in said pollution. Look for this mural on Tutu's at 25 Bogart St. in...

From the final episode of "State of the Art," a 1985-86 UK Channel 4 documentary series it's Andy Warhol and his "discovery" Jean-Michel Basquiat being filmed together over something dangerously unconscionable in the art world: Each has defaced a piece of each other's own art. A bold statement by both artists to be sure, but one can't help but wonder if the idea all came from the decadent genius Andy Warhol to begin with? It's not like aged old Andy would have had a chance of bedding and defiling a Jean-Michel Basquiat like he may have been able to pull...

Mexico City's Smithe recently arrived in Brooklyn to produce this monumental work. via SAN | JUX

From the personal collection of collector Michael Taylor we get a look at some of Cuba's Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America posters. Last time we saw the work of Faustino Pérez, this time we look at the work of artist Lazaro Abreu. Cuba's Day of solidarity with the Arab Peoples of Syria (1970) Day of world solidarity with the people of "so-called" Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde (1970) The Queen's House of Detention (1975) via 50W

"The Warlord" #11 | Cover art by Mike Grell | "Mike Grell is a comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Warlord, and Jon Sable Freelance." via CBC | via Wiki

Belgian artist Roa took to Calle Lloveras in San Juan, Puerto Rico for last fall's Los Muros Hablan Festival to produce this magnificent work of an Iguana gripping (perhaps strangulating) a small frog. The frog is a Coquí, a small native amphibian to the island. Meanwhile, Iguanas, which are not native to Puerto Rico, have been creating a lot of problems as they have taken their toll on the economy and the environment. Seek and destroy missions have been formed as a result. A powerful eco-political statement by Roa to be sure. via SAN

0 Last week we mentioned that Jay Z's short performance art Picasso Baby film would be debuting on HBO this past Friday night. In case you missed it you can catch it here. "Concerts are pretty much performance art ... The venues change. Just by nature of the venues, the performance changes. If you're in a smaller venue, it's a bit more intimate so you get to feel the energy of the people," Jay Z explains. Even more fascinating is listening to Hov briefly discuss the historical significance and influence of the arts scene on hip hop in its infancy....

A new work by Overunder makes good use of rusted forgotten wall space in Atlanta. via JUX

From the personal collection of collector Michael Taylor we get a look at some of Cuba's Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America posters designed by artist and revolutionary Faustino Pérez. Cuba's day of solidarity with the people of Palestine (1968) Cuba's day of solidarity with Venezuela (1969) Cuba's day of solidarity with Zimbabwe (1970) via 50W

Wall art caught in Rochester, NY. via JUX