City Mural Program Spawning Unofficial Neighborhood Efforts
PHILADELPHIA—The Mural Arts Program has sprouted murals all over Philadelphia. Of course street artists have been pasting up murals for decades, but the initiative seems to have inspired artists around...
View ArticleMurals: From Dumbo to the Bronx and the Big One on Houston
NEW YORK—Another installment of murals sighted around the city, including a fascinating installation that graces the facade of Eyebeam, an art and technology center. The dual images will be familiar to...
View ArticlePart 1: In Wynwood, for Every Wall an Expressive Mural
MIAMI—The neighborhood surrounding Wynwood Walls is rife with elaborate murals. Around every corner, animating countless facades, expressive murals created by artists from around the world bring the...
View ArticlePart 2: In Wynwood, for Every Wall an Expressive Mural
MIAMI—Exploring the Wynwood Arts District is an amazing experience. Art is literally everywhere—in the neighborhood’s art galleries and even more prominently on the walls which serve as canvases for...
View ArticlePart 3: In Wynwood, for Every Wall an Expressive Mural
MIAMI—The expressive murals found throughout the Wynwood Arts District not only bring the neighborhood’s walls to life, but also bring character to countless storefronts. The ubiquitous murals...
View ArticleHavana Murals: A Survey of Urban Canvases
HAVANA—Along the Prado, a main thoroughfare that connects Central Havana with the Malecon seawall, a series of street murals bear a sharp contrast to the stately, crumbling structures they front and...
View ArticleA Curious Factory Churns While Children Play
NEW YORK—A fascinating mechanized world serves as the backdrop to a public play ground in Chelsea. The mural, installed on West 17th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues, depicts strange, alien-like...
View ArticleA Stroll Through the Mural-Rich Wynwood Arts District
MIAMI—Over the past few years, Wynwood Arts District has become famous for its murals. During Art Basel Miami Beach, many of the facades are refreshed with new works. I had wandered around the...
View ArticleMural Projects Enliven Walls Throughout Atlanta
ATLANTA—Cities from Portland to Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Miami are embracing street art, viewing large-scale murals as both beautifying
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