Woman! Life! Freedom!, the current exhibition at Leon Gallery, tells a story about women in Iran who chose life or death consequences to protest strict hijab laws after the death of arrested dissenter ...
The mural was commissioned by the museum for a traveling exhibition titled Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation." Meant to hang for four months, it's there 14 years later. It is a classic Chicano ...
From the base of a pillar on a bridge over Chicano Park, artist Berenice Badillo fine-tuned details of her mural paying homage to strong women. It’s something Badillo has done before. She first ...
The city’s murals are more than cultural aesthetics; they are living texts, a multimodal composition based on tlacuilolitztli, the Aztec concept of writing. Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Hyperallergic ...
It’s been 50 years since neighbors first took paintbrushes to the highway pillars in Chicano Park, creating the now-famous murals. KPBS reporter Katie Hyson looked into the park’s legacy, and its ...
Chicano Park, located in Barrio Logan, is one of San Diego’s most culturally significant landmarks with a story rooted in collective activism and the power of art. Located beneath Interstate 5 and the ...
CULVER CITY — A historic public artwork by the pioneering Chicano muralist collective East Los Streetscapers was recently painted over, leaving questions as to how or when it will be restored.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — At the end of a school day at Beaverton High, a group of students gather and begin shaking cans of spray paint. They’re here at the bi-weekly, no-credit class to learn how to ...