murals

New Haven

Blight Chains Broken

As a grassroots mural duo steps in where NIMBY kept a neighborhood stuck in place.

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Paul Bass

13 Feb 2025 · 3 min read

Detroit

Richard Wilson's Sense Of Wonder Hits The Suburbs

An English artist adopted by Detroit pushes back against what "street art" should be.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper

24 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

Oakland

What’s In A Name? San Enrique Makes Art For All

Painted on a cinderblock enclosure for Two Star’s Dumpsters, it caught my eye with its somber yet gentle rendering of a pair of cupped hands with a diamond floating above them against a stark black background, framed by the words ​“Dimond District” and ​“Oakland.”

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Agustín Maes

5 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland

Low Eco-Energy

Ecofutures Festival 2311 Magnolia St. Oakland June 15, 2024 Showing up “fashionably late” is perfectly acceptable for most evening fêtes, especially an outdoor event that runs until dusk during these

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Agustín Maes

20 Jun 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland

In Search Of The Sage Serpent

“Sage Serpent“ Maybelle Avenue & MacArthur Boulevard Laurel District, Oakland www.last1s.com www.fistofflour.com No names, no faces. That’s what I promised one of the co-founders of

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Agustín Maes

20 Dec 2023 · 4 min read

Tulsa

“We’re Gonna Stay”

Women and non-binary muralists make their mark Sunny Dayz Mural Festival Sept. 9, 2023 Pearl District “You know when you’re an Okie and you’re trans and you think,

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Alicia Chesser

12 Sep 2023 · 4 min read