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Murals

An interior view of a partly demolished room shows a large wall mural with two red houses collapsing in smoke on the left and a circular image of red cliffs and blue sky on the right, with a small painted globe above.

Architect Moseley Putney On Louisville’s Hidden Histories and Unresolved Cultural Debates

Preservation battles over David Wojnarowicz's mural created for "The Missing Children Show" highlight the tension between the city's artistic heritage and development pressures.
By Dan Duray
A colorful architectural mural with many stylized windows

Artist Edie Fake Imagines a Gender Affirming Future at Chicago’s MCA

The vibrant facade of his 'The Free Clinic for Gender Affirming Care' blurs fantasy and architecture to envision a different kind of sanctuary.
By Noah Berlatsky
Photo of a fresco with people crocifixed before restoring it.

Philip Guston’s Newly Restored ‘The Struggle Against Terrorism’ Is Set to Be Unveiled in Mexico

The mural was seen as so revolutionary that it was covered by a false wall only to be rediscovered and exhumed in 1973.
By Elisa Carollo
Artists on a lift painting a colorful geometric mural on a building. The bright colors of the mural contrast with the industrial scaffolding and the equipment they are using.

Ukrainian Resilience as Resistance: How Artist Maya Hayuk Is Leaning into Her Heritage

By Adam Robb
A photo of a large, brightly painted mural featuring colorful leaves and the words "START DREAMING!!!" with a person standing in front of it holding a tablet. The sky is blue and clear in the background.

Dreaming in Color in Wynwood: An Interview With Artist and Muralist Karol Stefanini

By Dan Duray
Banksy's Artwork Spree Continues Into Second Week

These are the Banksy Animals in London Still On View

By Christa Terry
A busy mural featuring people doing everyday activities

Seeing Thomas Hart Benton’s Panorama of American Life from Another Angle

By J. McMahon

How Long Do Banksy Murals Remain Untouched, Anyway?

By Helen Holmes

Another Banksy Mural Is Going to Be Removed and Auctioned Off

By Helen Holmes

A Banksy Mural is Getting a Security Guard After Other Artworks Have Been Defaced

By Helen Holmes

A Few of Banksy’s New Norfolk Murals Have Already Been Defaced or Covered Up

By Helen Holmes

A Keith Haring Mural’s Fate Has Yet to Be Decided in Barcelona

By Helen Holmes

Why Tate Britain’s Decision to Deal With Its Racist Mural May Lead to Layoffs

By Helen Holmes

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Being Honored by Muralists, Opera Directors and Sculptors

By Helen Holmes

Hudson Yards Will Host Outdoor Murals by Key Detail and Street Artist Elle

By Helen Holmes

A Black Lives Matter Mural Dispute in San Jose Shows the Limits of City Approval

By Helen Holmes

Protesters Launch Petition to Remove Tate Britain’s Racist Mural

By Helen Holmes

Oslo’s Picasso Murals Are Being Relocated Despite Protest

By Helen Holmes

JR Unveiled a Huge Mural in Paris Dedicated to Victims of Police Brutality

By Helen Holmes

Keith Haring’s Church Mural Has Been Removed From Its Site and Sold at Auction

By Helen Holmes

German Artist Martin Wojciechowski Accuses Hermès of Copying His Work

By Helen Holmes

Brooklyn’s Nu Hotel Has a Frida Kahlo Suite, and It’s Truly Surreal

By Morgan Halberg
Respect is the Strongest Compliment, 2015. Acrylic on brick wall, 20 x 100 ft. Located at 1102 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn.

Groundswell Marks 20 Years of Turning NYC Walls Into Social Murals

By Margaret Carrigan
Terence Broad, Blade Runner—Autoencoded, 2016.

AI Trained to Reconstruct ‘Blade Runner’ From Memory, and 6 Other Things to Do

By Alanna Martinez
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