I just got back from visiting family and friends in Santiago, Chile. The neighborhood of Bellavista is a great place to hang out and one of my favorite neighborhoods to hang out in South America. Sure, Santiago has competition from more famous Street Art stomping grounds like Sao Paulo and Buenas Aires, but it still holds its own. Again I found the most interesting and relevant artwork on the streets, embedded and enmeshed in the architecture and the lives of the people who are blessed enough to live around this most refreshingly un-American of art-making modes. Yes, America has a huge tradition of Street Art, but I contend that it is not of the same scope as you can presently… Continue reading...