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SF Dealer Who Hosed Down Unhoused Woman Will Not Face Charges

by Rhea Nayyar July 11, 2023July 12, 2023

Collier Gwin initially faced a misdemeanor battery charge after he was caught spraying down the woman in a video that went viral.

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Artist Honors Unhoused Woman Hosed Down by SF Dealer

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Courtney Desiree Morris staged a thoughtful performance as “a reckoning with the violence” of the gallerist’s actions.

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SF Gallery Owner Blasted for Hosing Down Unhoused Woman

by Rhea Nayyar January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Foster Gwin Gallery has deactivated its social media accounts since its owner, Collier Gwin, was filmed spraying down a woman on the sidewalk.

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Shedding Light on Homelessness Through Artistic Ingenuity

Avatar photo by Billie Anania April 11, 2022April 22, 2022

The unhoused can teach a masterclass on survival — and that we are all just one stroke of bad luck away from the same fate.

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A Vision for Sustainable Housing and Design in Los Angeles

Avatar photo by Abe Ahn November 25, 2019

The architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa makes the case for greater building density and more sustainable design practices to combat the region’s acute housing shortage.

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An Art Program in Los Angeles Proposes Ways to Address Homelessness

by Matt Stromberg October 23, 2019

The Goethe-Institut has partnered with the Los Angeles Poverty Department in organizing Worlds of Homelessness, a weeklong interdisciplinary series of events featuring artists, architects, advocates, and performers.

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Confronting Homelessness Close to Home, with Help from Martha Rosler

Avatar photo by Erin Langner February 29, 2016March 2, 2016

SEATTLE — “Home Prices Bring Smiles, Tears.” “Anti-Homeless Attacks Won’t Solve Problem.” When I saw these headlines running across the Seattle Times and Seattle Weekly newspapers earlier this month, a single sentence flashed through my mind, on repeat: “Housing is a human right.”

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Peekaboo, the NYPD Is Watching You!

Avatar photo by Zachary Small August 17, 2015August 17, 2015

The New York Police Department (NYPD) wants to regain the trust of the New Yorkers it alienated with recent controversies like “Stop-and-Frisk” and the killing of Eric Garner.

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Building Tiny Houses for the Homeless

by Laura C. Mallonee May 27, 2015October 14, 2016

Most of us tend to associate the tiny-house phenomenon more with hipsters than with the homeless, but the architectural trend may offer a way to help people on the streets get back on their feet.

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Coffin Beds and Penny Sleeps: An Exhibition on Victorian Homelessness

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 5, 2015May 7, 2015

Over a century later, the voices of those taking refuge in the tomb-like beds of a Victorian homeless shelter are difficult to resuscitate, their experiences only echoed in the recordings of outsiders.

National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
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National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Smithsonian museum’s collection.

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