The 2006 mural of John Lennon in Pacific Beach, San Diego was a beloved landmark that brought the neighborhood together. The mural was a replica of the photograph of Lennon by Robert Whitaker titled “Admiration.” It was a common occurrence for tourists to visit the mural to take and post
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In the 1980’s, Richard Serra built the “Tilted Arc” in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in lower Manhattan, New York City. This piece of artwork was, to simply put it, a hunk of steel. However, the creative backstory to the idea was much more intricate. Serra had
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
At the age of 21 Maya Lin created the design for one of the most historic and controversial memorial honoring the lives of the soldiers that were killed or went missing at the Vietnam War from 1954-1975. Why is a memorial such a controversial topic, we are honoring the United
Along the coastline of Switzerland in April 2019, the small boat lovingly named ‘Beluga II’ sailed by Nestle Headquarters. It was not uncommon for boats to drift past its headquarters, after all, it is right up against the ocean. But this was no ordinary sea vessel. On its deck laid
The controversy regarding the boarder wall between the United States and Mexico has been at the forefront of political conversation for the past several years. Artist Ana Teresa Fernandez took it upon herself to make a political statement of her own regarding the boarder dispute. In 2011, she started her
If you were wearing nothing- or a little bit of fabric- would you consider yourself nude? In most cases, you would say you are nude or declare that you were bordering on the edge of nudity. Now, if a professional artist painted on your body, would you still consider yourself
If we translate the poster in the pictures of Foundation ALS from Dutch to English it says: ’Ik ben inmiddels overleden’ which means ‘In the meantime I died’. Yes, you’re reading it correct: the people in the picture sadly lost their fight against ALS and they passed away. Foundation ALS