Babushka International Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv

International street and graffiti artists gather under one roof to reimagine the Russian wooden doll sets

Russian dolls, otherwise referred to as Matryoshka dolls, or Babushkas, are most commonly known as dust-gathering, nondescript ornamental items resting upon your grandmothers mantel place. But thanks to the forward-thinking artistic vision of Mas972an Israel-born,international graffiti artist and curatorand Kuli Alma, Tel Avivs newest nightlife hotspot and cultural institution, these once-kitschy wooden dolls have taken a new, contemporary shape and form powered by the twisted …

Wayne Chisnall: Dreams of Being Batman

Found materials, superheroes and more in the sculptor's new London exhibition

Newly minted London exhibition space The Vaults Gallery is located deep in the underground tunnels below the gigantic Waterloo Station. To enter, pass the skateboarders and street artists tagging the walls of Leake Street, also known as The Tunnel, an authorized graffiti area started by iconic street artist Banksy in 2008. The gallery itself can be found on one side of the colorful, chaotic underpass, …

Cut-Ups: William S. Burroughs 1914 – 2014

NYC's Boo-Hooray gallery debuts a centenary exhibition dedicated to the unconventional technique

In October 1959, artist Brion Gysin sliced through a pile of newspapers that were scattered atop his desk. Taken by their presentation, he began to rearrange the clippings and connect passages in the way he found most humorous. Little did he know, this act would inspire colleague William Burroughs to make famous an entirely new artistic technique known as cut-ups—the act of creating new assemblings …