I'm surprised this hasn't made a bigger splash... a British newspaper, The Daily Mail believes it has discovered the identity of guerrilla street artist, Banksy. After an exhaustive year-long investigation in which we have spoken to dozens of friends, former colleagues, enemies, flatmates and members of Banksy's close family, The Mail on Sunday has come as close as anyone possibly can to revealing his identity. And far ... Read full entry

Australian artists and designers Oz Dean and Dan Himbrechts are holding a joint exhibition, which explores graffiti and snowboard influenced art, at the MTV Gallery, East Sydney, from 8 to 23 May 2008. The opening night event kicks off at 6pm on Thursday 8 May. See the flyer for details.

Graffiti guerilla has a spray at capitalism. The municipal councils of Hackney and Tower Hamlets, in east London, have declared war on British street artist Banksy, and intend to remove his work which is especially prominent in London's north and east suburbs. Alan Laing, Hackney's councillor for neighbourhoods, said: "We target areas that have become 'grot spots' where graffiti can go hand-in-hand with fly tipping [dumping of rubbish], vandalism and ... Read full entry