"Although the street art is generally conveyed in a very natural matter, even his dead animal paintings seem at peace." - Streetartbio.com "Detached from the artist's identity, his detailed, illustrative animal paintings have brought him back to the world. With local species of animals as his main focus, ROA inevitably starts a dialogue about human interaction with nature and the environment, whether it is painting on the walls of a museum or in an abandoned rural factory." - Hi Fructose - The New Contemporary Magazine "One of the most influential acts of street art around the world." - The Huffington Post Fascinated by nature, the anonymous muralist and street artist ROA is inspired by the beauty of its non-human inhabitants. With great attention to detail, ROA draws over-sized black and white creatures of endemic or endangered species on buildings around the world, from Moscow to Mexico City, and from Los Angeles to London. His subjects are frequently survivors; scavengers, rodents, and unusual animals that thrive in their particular milieu.

The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation: A Collective Legacy is a two-volume book documenting the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice mission. Conceived as a critical and educational resource for those interested in artistic activism, the book will feature key programs, events, and exhibitions organized and supported by the Foundation, including a selection of grantee accomplishments that have strengthened local communities. The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation:A Collective Legacy is a publication in two volumes, documenting the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice mission, serving as a critical and educational resource for those interested in artistic activism and philanthropy. The book will feature highlights from the last six years: Grantees whose work facilitates transformative change including Gibney's therapeutic engagement with survivors of domestic violence, Young New Yorkers work with court-involved youth, and W.A.G.E.'s advocacy for fair pay to artists); documentation of exhibitions at The 8th Floor like In the Power of Your Care, Enacting Stillness, The Intersectional Self, and the exhibition series Revolutionary Cycles; initiatives like Access Check: Mapping Accessibility 2.0; discursive texts about philanthropy, critically engaged art, and activist art practices; and several newly commissioned artworks within the publication. List of artists: John Ahearn, Elia Alba, American Artist, Firelei Baez, Jane Benson, Hock E Ay I Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, Alberto Borea, Andrea Bowers, mayfield brooks, Tania Bruguera, Matthew Buckingham, Elaine Byrne, caraballo-farman, Tania Candiani, Yoan Capote, Nick Cave, Patty Chang, Mel Chin, Anetta Mona Chisa, Tony Cokes, Raqs Media Collective, Lieven De Boeck, Chto Delat, Anne Deleporte, Angel Delgado, Terry Dennett, Jean-Ulrick Desert, Abigail DeVille, Peggy Diggs, Emory Douglas, Jordan Eagles, Hasan Elahi, Tracy Emin, Pepe Espaliu, Nicolas Dumit Estevez Raful Espejo, Brendan Fernandes, Charles Gaines, Rico Gatson, Jeffrey Gibson, Guerrilla Girls, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Alicia Grullon, Hans Haacke, Maren Hassinger, Pablo Helguera, Yoko Inoue, Samuel Levi Jones, Claudia Joskowicz, Kirsten Justesen, Rajkamal Kahlon, Kimsooja, Suzanne Lacy, Pedro Lasch, Shaun Leonardo, Hew Locke, Cannupa Hanska Luger, George Lyter, Carlos Martiel, Mary Mattingly, Ana Mendieta, Arnold Mesches, Mladen Miljanovic, Joiri Minaya, Frank Moore, Bruce Nauman, Catherine Opie, Clifford Owens, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Trevor Paglen, Carmen Papalia, Lina Puerta, Michael Rakowitz, Claudia Rankine, Maria D. Rapicavoli, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Hunter Reynolds, Emily Roysdon, Dread Scott, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Jean Shin, Aliza Shvarts, Shinique Smith, Paul Anthony Smith, Jo Spence, Andreas Sterzing, Stephanie Syjuco, Lucia Tkacova, Betty Tompkins, Chungpo Tsering, Stefanos Tsivopoulos, Lan Tuazon, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Jaro Varga, Roberto Visani, Mark Wallinger, Jorge Wellesley, Hannah Wilke, Michael Kelly Williams, Martha Wilson, David Wojnarowicz