Since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in the 1960s to the present day, Kenya has consistently been plagued with corruption in their government. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index, Kenya ranks 123rd out of 180 countries in terms of having an “honest public sector.” Bribes, nepotism, and unlawful business
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An interactive mural made for a doctoral dissertation, was considered an act of vandalism. In 2021, a group of people helped paint self portraits onto pieces of cloth, and then cut them out. These pieces of 15 individuals were then placed onto the border that separates the United States and
If you’ve had the opportunity to set foot in Oakland, California since the brutal killing of George Floyd, I’m sure you’re fully aware of the outstanding “Black Lives Matter” artwork that has come to blanket downtown Oakland’s storefronts and buildings. It’s no surprise however, given that the Bay Area, and
This school board has been at odds about what to do, or not to do regarding a series of murals. After initially deciding to paint over the images, they have reconsidered. They are now looking to cover them up while still preserving them. The controversial series is titled “The Life
On March 31st, 2019 rapper Nipsey Hussle was murdered in front on his clothing store in Los Angeles. What started off as a crime scene, quickly become a space for the community to mourn and pay their respect. A mural was also created at the location of the crime
Residents of the poor industrial city in Mexico, Ecatepec, have dedicated themselves to a community art project that has become a Mexican obsession. The citizens of this town are focused on visualizing victimhood, which essentially means broadcasting real people from the data. Marco Hernandez Murrieta is the president of the
A painting done by Banksy, a popular artist known for controversial pieces, was removed from a wall in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. The reasoning behind the removal was due to the assumption of it being racist against African Americans and the immigrants not being welcomed to the area. When in all
Twenty seven years ago, Barbara Carrasco was commissioned by the city of Los Angeles to create a mural for the city’s bicentennial celebration in 1981. She wanted create a work that really spoke from her heart, so drawing on her perspective as a Mexican-American woman, she set to work on
This is a photo I recently took in Tijuana, Mexico. The mural on the left side depicts an authoritarian governmental figure that exploits the general public despite the public’s objection. Murals like the ones depicted and even those that do not communicate political messages are often painted over with grey
In late October, a group of all-female street artists called Morivivi painted a mural of two nude women along the side of a freeway underpass in Puerto Rico. The artists were given permission to paint the mural by the appropriate government agencies. The image of the two black Latinas, eyes