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New Hampshire Bakery Sues Town to Save Pastries Mural 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

The fight over the mural, painted by high school students, evolved into a First Amendment case.

Posted inArt

What Rights Do Artists Have When Their Work Is Destroyed?

Avatar photo by Scotti Hill January 19, 2023February 7, 2023

A string of recent mural removals raises important questions about how public artworks are protected and what recourse, if any, exists for artists in the event of their destruction.

Posted inArt

The Real Story Behind Banksy’s “Parking” Mural in LA

by Matt Stromberg September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

Much coverage of the upcoming sale of the building that houses the mural portrays it as a covert intervention into the urban fabric, but the reality, like most things Banksy, is more complicated.

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In Chile, Murals Emerge in Support of a Progressive Constitution

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

A proposed left-leaning constitution was voted down this weekend, but the artworks remain, calling for universal human rights, environmental justice, and social equality.

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In Queens, a Storied Mural Is Saved From (Not by) Spider-Man

Avatar photo by Laura van Straaten July 22, 2022July 26, 2022

In 2014, Sony Pictures painted over the mural to promote its new Spider-Man movie. Now, artists Eve Biddle and Joshua Frankel have restored its original design.

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Through Art, Texans Memorialize Victims of Uvalde Shooting

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 7, 2022June 8, 2022

From murals to a front-yard installation featuring rows of backpacks, the community is channeling its grief and rage at gun control inaction.

Posted inArt

Nani Chacon’s Urban Interventions Enter the Museum

Avatar photo by Maria Manuela May 12, 2022June 1, 2022

The artist says she wants to “confront people with beauty and pride and complexity.”

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Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza Blends Mexican Food, Art, and Culture

by Lynn Trimble March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

The chef’s Barrio Café in Metro Phoenix is home to the bold and the beautiful.

Posted inArt

The Path Forward for a Classroom Focused on Art as Social Justice

Avatar photo by Samantha Anne Carrillo March 27, 2022March 25, 2022

A youth-centered arts nonprofit prioritizes creativity and radical joy as it looks to the future.

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A Tender Mural Graces San Francisco’s Tenderloin District

Avatar photo by Emily Wilson November 16, 2021November 16, 2021

Erlin Geffrard’s bright mural celebrates his parents and the struggle of working-class people.

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How Judy Baca Redefined the Intersection of Art and Activism

Avatar photo by Jordan Karney Chaim September 12, 2021September 10, 2021

Decades of entrenched art-world racism, gender bias, and resistance to overtly political displays in art have delayed a comprehensive treatment of Baca’s career until now.

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Vermont Law School Is Right to Cover Over a Controversial Mural

Avatar photo by Jenna Sutherland August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Free speech is a fundamental right that should be protected. VLS’s decision, though, is not about the censoring of speech.

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Our Place: to the moon and back on a rocketship from Rome
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Tom Osgood’s final sculptures accompany design objects by his daughter Ravenna that celebrate domestic joys. On view at form & concept in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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