Just when captured/deported Russian spy Anna Chapman began fading in our memory, reducing herself to a vague, shapely ginger aura… Bang, there she is at an arms-expo in Russia, hugging a giant gun and standing next to some riffles. The government-trained seductress has a love hate relationship with weapons, but hey, you gotta throw the fans a bone once in a while to keep up a celebrity rep so reliant on fetishist wank-potential. Read more »

One of the wittier public space-hacking vandals, SpY, sent us word of his latest “intervention.” The Spanish artist painted an enormous “LEÉ” (translated: “Read it”) across the facade of an abandoned building in Madrid. Watch the bonus video of him in action below. Read more »

Following his recent stint in New York, Madrid-based street artist Spy pulled off a spoilsport intervention, bricking over a soccer goal in Spain and rendering the court unusable. |Ekosystem|

After turning a skatepark into a Pac-Man painting, SpY continues public intervening, installing his art recently in Rotterdam and New York. Creating what at first sometimes appears a senseless prank, the Madrid-based street artist appropriates familiar street settings for his commentary on surveillance, police and the economy. And where construction cones and police tape offer are too subtle, SpY picks up a bucket of paint, offering satellite watchers a bold reminder.

Photos via SpY