‘Elephant Migration’ Sculptures Ask Us To See Wildlife As Family
“We do not share the earth with objects, but with other lives,” reads a sign at “The Great Elephant Migration” in Boston. “To see elephants as people is not to…Continue Reading →
First Boston Public Art Triennial: An Afternoon Tour
The first Boston Public Art Triennial officially opened on May 22. For a decade, the nonprofit Now+There had been installing one-off temporary public art around Boston. It rebranded as the…Continue Reading →
‘Cat Alley’ Murals Honor Felines In Manchester, N.H.
Murals honoring cats fill the north side of Cat Alley, also known as Dean Avenue, just off Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, between Lala’s Hungarian Pastry (836 Elm St.)…Continue Reading →
Cedric Douglas Mural At Former Medfield State Hospital Evokes Healing Power Of Arts
In May, Boston artist Cedric “Vise1” Douglas painted an 125-foot-long mural on one of the buildings of the former Medfield State Hospital off Hospital Road there, at the back of…Continue Reading →
‘Back Against The Wall’ Showcases Graffiti Artists In Grove Hall
Artists Apex, Deme5, Kwest, ProBlak, Sobek, Soem and Vex transformed the side wall of Moses Auto at 58 Geneva Ave. in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on May 15 for the “Back…Continue Reading →
Corita Kent Rainbow Gas Tank Sticker
Street art sticker by Jesse Haley of Watertown spotted on the back of a sign on Broadway by Cambridge’s Sennot Park, riffing on Corita Kent’s iconic 1971 rainbow gas tank…Continue Reading →
Andy Mack’s Farm Stand Signs Sell Apples, Spark Controversy
“It is the best place in town for a display, but it just happens to be our land,” Andy Mack Sr. told the Eagle Tribune newspaper in 2007. Mack runs…Continue Reading →
Wah Lum Mural Honors ‘Unity And Solidarity’
In the spring, Wah Lum Kung Fu & Thai Chi Academy in Malden closed, like so many other businesses, to help stem the spread of coronavirus. The windows were boarded…Continue Reading →
Brazilian Carnival Celebrated In Somerville Mural
Brazilian carnival is the subject of the mural “Doña Patria” that Alexandre Keto completed in Somerville in October. The Sao Paulo-raised, Maryland-based artist says the painting at 102 Broadway, on…Continue Reading →
‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Mural Painted In Somerville
Just Us Somerville, with the support of the City of Somerville and the Somerville Arts Council, led a volunteer effort to paint a Black Lives Matter mural at the intersection…Continue Reading →