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 →
First Look At Three New Somerville Murals
“I wanted to share this idea of home, with the community, with the city of Somerville,” Imagine (Sneha Shrestha), a Nepali artist living in Somerville, said of the calligraphic mural…Continue Reading →
First Look At Rob 'ProBlak' Gibbs’ New Roxbury Mural 'Breathe Life 3'
“I grew up on Lenox Street, 69 B Lennox St., born and raised,” Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs tells me. “I was traveling between Lenox and Orchard Park housing projects.” He’d wait…Continue Reading →
First Look At The New Mural Going Up On Boston’s Greenway
On Saturday, Dutch artist Stefan Thelen—known by his anti-superhero identity Super A—began painting a mural depicting a barn swallow crashing out of a bell jar. It rises several stories high…Continue Reading →
The Original Black Power Mural And A New History Of African American Art From Chicago
In August 1967, a group of 14 African American artists began painting a 60-foot-wide mural on the side of a run-down tavern at the corner of 43rd Street and Langley…Continue Reading →
David Owen Beyers Paints Mural Inside Dorchester Art Project
David Owen Beyers has been painting a mural in one of the bathrooms at Dorchester Art Project in Boston. The New York-based artist describes the scenes as “a mix of…Continue Reading →
Ed Emberley’s Classic How-To-Draw Book Inspires New Mural In Malden
Caldecott Medal-winning children’s book illustrator Ed Emberley visited Malden last night to celebrate the debut of a new mural inspired by his 1970 “Drawing Book of Animals.” “The fact that…Continue Reading →
Vanessa Platacis (aka PIXNIT) Paints A Mural In Cambridge
Vanessa Platacis, who you may recall as “PIXNIT,” is back in town this weekend painting a mural on the 7-Eleven in Cambridge’s Central Square. She expects to be working on…Continue Reading →
Gregg Bernstein paints a mural in Allston
Boston artist Gregg Bernstein is painting a mural of the Boston Public Garden at the end of Harvard Terrace, off Harvard Avenue, in Boston’s Allston neighborhood. His work may be…Continue Reading →