Writing on the Wall
Departures' coverage on murals and street art in Los Angeles began during a critical moment of the city's public art legacy; in its own way it's part of KCET's tradition of documenting the indigenous art movement since its beginnings. In this column Ed Fuentes surveys murals and street art as public art and policy, and on occasion, provide a platform for guest commentators.
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Writing on the Wall guest editorial series continues with Bill Lasarow, who serves as Board President of the Mural Conservancey of Los Angeles.
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With a 13 to 2 vote on Wednesday, the modified mural ordinance, which doesn't allow murals on single-family homes, has officially moved forward.
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The last year has been a mini-golden era of outdoor art, giving L.A. the chance to regain the title of "mural capital of the world."
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The mural ordinance, which would lift the 11-year city-wide ban on murals, was passed by city council -- almost.
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Provoking awareness of both an inner and outer nature, Noguchi's work fosters self-reflection and a collective call to honor and appreciate the crucial but tenuous relationship Californians hold with their precious resources.
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For a city that's infatuated with its murals, it's been dishing out a lot of tough love -- the anticipated city council vote on the proposed mural ordinance has been delayed.
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If one of your neighbors wants to hire an artist to paint a mural on an outside wall of his or her house, should you and your fellow homeowners have the right to say "No?"
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The sequel shows the L.A.-based filmmaker globetrotting to meet with artists in Australia, the Middle East, and Asia.
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Graffiti can be a crime. There, I said it. And Saber agrees.
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As we wait for the proposed mural ordinance to reach City Council August 20, let's have a look at what else has been happening with murals, public art, and street art in July of 2013.
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The proposed ordinance would allow murals to be created legally on private property.
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Artists are becoming writers as they overlay image with bold type that allows the environment to say something with the brevity of a tweet.
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In a determined and continued burst to revamp murals commissioned during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the Mural Conservancy announced today restoration on "Galileo, Jupiter, Apollo" has begun.
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Ed Fuentes tells his personal stories of Casa Blanca, a 16-block barrio in Riverside, where he grew up, through digital mural works that are now on display at the Riverside Art Museum.
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Here are a few mural- and public art-related stories we like to tag in our Monthly Mural Wrap up for June, 2013.
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Sheets' public art projects can be seen throughout the country.
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A group of educators attending a conference wanted to see Los Angeles through its murals.
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The ordinance's main purpose: to move art out from under the rules of signs, and be administered in Cultural Affairs, not Building and Safety.
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The summer public tour will be held on the first Thursdays of July, August, and September.
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If the stage production of "Zoot Suit" made El Pachuco the flag bearer of identity, its poster became the garrison flag.
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