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In Germany, George Floyd's Death Sparks Protests — And Artwork That Honors His Life

1:25pm June 08, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Eme Freethinker wanted to commemorate George Floyd alive, rather than show his killing. "Some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,' and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that.'"

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Anti-Semitic Imagery Found On Appalachian State University Campus

2:30pm October 04, 2018

by Paul Garber

Students and community members in Boone are speaking out against anti-Semitic imagery found in a tunnel on the campus of Appalachian State University.

They're the only two female artists working on a Mongolian street mural about the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Michid Enkhbat (stooping) and Odno Bold. The goal they're illustrating: "gender equality."

Mongolia's Hunt For Female Street Artists

12:15pm September 11, 2017

by Katya Cengel

The goal was to paint street murals that illustrate the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. And not to have only male artists — especially for the goal about gender equality.

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Four Boone Women Arrested For 'Anti-Trump' Graffiti

2:19pm January 30, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

Local businesses and one police car were tagged with what the police are calling “anti-Trump and anti-police” graffiti. The perpetrators also painted the slogan “Black Lives Matter.”

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Yosemite is one of seven national parks defaced by Casey Nocket in 2014, the National Park Service says.

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How Reddit Helped Find A Graffiti Artist Who Defaced National Parks

6:21pm June 22, 2016

by Justina Vasquez

When a serial graffiti artist left her mark around national parks, hiking and nature lovers took to Reddit to find the vandalizer. The culprit was recently sentenced and banned from federal lands.

Early 20th century hobo graffiti discovered by anthropologist Susan Phillips.

Arts

Anthropologist Discovers 100-Year-Old Graffiti By 'America's Most Famous Hobo'

4:12am June 12, 2016

In 2000, anthropologist Susan Phillips found markings made by hobos near the Los Angeles River. Phillips talks about the possible author of those marks from 1914, one of America's most famous hobos.

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The graffiti artist, Trek6, painted the Yoruba goddess of the ocean, Yemaya, to honor his Caribbean roots. She symbolizes growth, something that he thinks Hialeah needs.

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Miami Area Muralists Rouse A New Reputation For An Industrial City

10:34am September 28, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

A new arts district is taking shape in what was once a booming industrial center. Drab warehouses are canvases for street artists in Hialeah, an affordable alternative to Miami's Wynwood art scene.

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When There's Art On The Bus, You'll Get To Your Stop Sooner

1:33pm March 17, 2015

by Gregory Warner

A decade ago Kenya banned the practice of covering minibuses — called matatus — with wild images. The concern: window blockage. Now the art is making a comeback, and powerful bus owners are behind it.

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A waste picker wheels a trash cart with Mundano's art and spreads the word: "My cart doesn't pollute."

MTV Pimps Cars, Brazil Pimps Trash Carts

3:35pm January 17, 2015

by Linda Poon

It's the brainstorm of a street artist, who wanted folks to pay more respect to the pickers who collect recyclable garbage that would otherwise pile up in landfills.