News
Indigenous Museum Closes Temporarily After Whitewashing Pro-Palestine Mural
Artist Jamie John said he feels “betrayed” by the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, which covered up a preliminary underpainting for his mural commission.
Mural art
News
Joyce Kozloff’s Harvard Square Mural at Risk of Disappearing
Deteriorating conditions threaten the artist’s homage to regional history and feminist art in the Cambridge transit station.
Art
The Craziest Art in Los Angeles May Be Underground
An exhibition at Superchief Gallery explores the work of Operation Under, a collective of artists using subterranean tunnels as their canvas.
Art
Bakpak Durden Traces a Birthmark’s Lineage
Eager for interpersonal exchange and viewer participation, the Detroit-based artist invites us into their candid visualizations of ancestral and personal history.
News
Iconic “Painted Bride” Mosaic Mural in Philly Faces Demolition
Preservationists have just weeks to salvage tiles from Isaiah Zagar’s legendary artwork in Old City.
News
“Don’t Call Me Chief”: Native Artists Protest Racist NFL Mascots
A group of Native artists and others held a protest outside the stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles competed for the championship.
Art
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza Blends Mexican Food, Art, and Culture
The chef’s Barrio Café in Metro Phoenix is home to the bold and the beautiful.
Art
A San Francisco Muralist Painting “Latino Culture In All Its Beauty”
Josué Rojas came from El Salvador as a toddler, and his family settled in the Mission.
Art
The Monumental Impact of a Judy Baca Mural in Los Angeles
“The work has become timely, but it has always been important,” said Baca of “The Great Wall of Los Angeles.”
Art
Let’s Talk About Street Art in Los Angeles
Art 4 [CHANGE] will look at two brand-new murals in the city by Karina Vazquez and Nychole Owens.
Interview
The Queens Muralist Who's Become a Reddit Favorite
Since a picture of one of his works hit #1 on a NYC subreddit, Rob Anderson has enjoyed a surge of attention for his sunny, colorful art. Hyperallergic talks to him about transitioning from being a shoe salesman to a full-time artist.
Opinion
In Another Act of Hero Worship, Greta Thunberg Gets Massive Mural
While nice in theory, the tribute to the teenage climate activist misses the point of her platform.