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Blue Angel Motel

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A Phalanx of Angels Ascends over Downtown Las Vegas

Sami Wakim August 22, 2019

Native Las Vegas artist and photographer James Stanford has designed a monumental site-specific mural to commemorate the iconic Blue Angel statue that watched over Downtown Las Vegas for 61 years from its mid-century perch at the Blue Angel Motel. About The Mural The art installation A Phalanx of Angels Ascending was commissioned by Alison Chambers, …

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The American Dream By Jofre Oliveras

Vittoria Benzine December 23, 2019

One’s relationship to the place where they live largely depends upon their privilege, stemming either from the environment they were born into or the circumstances affecting their life. Either way, the experience of any one place is different for every person inhabiting that place. Rankings like those provided by US News incorporate metrics considering cost …

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Banksy’s Silence on Gaza: A Surprising Shift in the Artist’s Activism

Sami Wakim November 19, 2024

Banksy, the enigmatic street artist whose works have long served as social and political commentary, has often championed the plight of the oppressed. His art has critiqued war, capitalism, and systemic injustice in stark, often haunting ways. One of his most powerful gestures was the opening of The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem in 2017, …

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The Lost Paintings: Resurrecting an Exhibition Lost to the 1948 Nakba

Sami Wakim July 30, 2024

The Lost Paintings, a Prelude to Return is an imagined recreation of the last exhibition held in Palestine by Palestinian-Lebanese artist Maroun Tomb, which opened on November 29, 1947, in Haifa. This significant date coincided with the UN’s approval of the Partition Plan of Palestine, an event that ignited the war and subsequent events known …

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Duality: A Graffiti Story – Voice to the Voiceless

Veera Mylapore October 7, 2022

I feel a wild mix of emotions after watching Duality, A Graffiti Story (released October21st) the documentary produced by Buffalo 8, an LA-based production company. It feels dense and packed, like the works of graffiti it’s presenting, so much story to tell, in too little time. It feels like life on the edge, just barely …

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Dreams Amidst Destruction: Belal Khaled’s Artistic Resilience in the Aftermath of Tragedy

Sami Wakim February 23, 2024

In the shadow of rubble, the hopes and dreams of 13 innocent children were tragically silenced by the thunderous echoes of American-Israeli missiles in Rafah, Gaza. The aftermath of this devastating event marked a turning point for Belal Khaled, a Palestinian artist and journalist, whose lens had been capturing the harsh realities of life in …

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Gonzalo Borondo Presents Matière Noire, His Biggest Exhibition Thus Far

Sasha Korban in Kiev

Telmo Miel strike again in Australia

The Story Behind Evoca1’s Huge Mural in Erie, PA

Selective Human Rights Advocacy on International Women’s Day

Four new murals forming the ‘You Are East’ Project in Ukraine

WD Paints New Mural “Helixotherapy” for Rotterdam Street Art Museum

Martin Ron Paints a Mural in La Boca in Buenos Aires

Blue Angel Motel

A Phalanx of Angels Ascends over Downtown Las Vegas

The American Dream By Jofre Oliveras

Banksy’s Silence on Gaza: A Surprising Shift in the Artist’s Activism

The Lost Paintings: Resurrecting an Exhibition Lost to the 1948 Nakba

Duality: A Graffiti Story – Voice to the Voiceless

Dreams Amidst Destruction: Belal Khaled’s Artistic Resilience in the Aftermath of Tragedy

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