‘Roxbury Love’ Mural Demolished, Video Shows
“It’s a shame this wall may be on its way to being demolished once building is bought and redeveloped like much of the surrounding areas. And that always seems to…Continue Reading →
Photos: Curtis Williams Begins A Mural At Madison Park
Curtis Williams begins a mural at Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, July 5, 2020. See updates and more of his art on instagram: @curtistic. (© Greg Cook photo)…Continue Reading →
‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Mural Painted In Boston’s Nubian Square
The Fourth of July dawned in Boston’s Nubian Square with artists shutting down two blocks of Washington Street to paint a monumental mural in the roadway spelling out “Black Lives…Continue Reading →
Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs’ New ‘Breathe Life’ Mural At Boston’s Madison Park High School
“At a time when my people cannot breathe, I’m asking us to always ‘Breathe Life,'” Boston artist Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs says of his latest “Breathe Life” mural, which he’s painting…Continue Reading →
Boston Art Commission Votes To Remove Emancipation Monument
The Boston Art Commission voted unanimously tonight to remove the controversial Emancipation monument in Boston’s Park Square, which depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a crouching Black man newly liberated…Continue Reading →
As 12K Sign Petition Saying Boston Emancipation Monument Should Go, City Schedules Hearing
In less than two weeks, more than 12,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the removal of “Freedmen’s Memorial Monument” or “Emancipation Group” in Boston’s Park Square. And…Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter Murals At Cambridge’s Graffiti Alley
A Black Lives Matter mural has been painted at Graffiti Alley in Cambridge. And last weekend a team of artists painted a “Unified” mural there as well. If this is…Continue Reading →
Science Museum’s T-Rex And Legoland’s Giraffe Get Masks
The T-Rex outside Boston’s Museum of Science and the Lego giraffe standing in front of Somerville’s Legoland Discovery Center are now sporting masks, as communities continue to work to stem…Continue Reading →
As Racist Monuments Come Down Across US, A Call To Remove Boston’s Emancipation Sculpture
“This statue has to go,” Boston artist Tory Bullock said Thursday of “Freedmen’s Memorial Monument” in Boston’s Park Square. As racist monuments are coming down across the United States in…Continue Reading →
‘Where Is The Love?’
‘Where Is The Love?’ banner hung over Route 90 at Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, June 2, 2020. If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you…Continue Reading →