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Ed Fuentes

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Ed Fuentes is a cultural journalist who has been covering the Inland Empire, the High Desert, and downtown Los Angeles for KCET since 2010.  He lived in downtown Los Angeles for 13 years before moving to Las Vegas, where he covers regional art, including murals and street art, at painthisdesert.com. He tweets at @viewfromaloft

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Justin Favela’s “Gypsy Rose Piñata" at “The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazon E Inspiracion,” an exhibition at Petersen Automotive Museum | Photo courtesy Petersen Automotive Museum
Born and still based in Las Vegas, Justin Favela creates oversized piñatas that comment on Guatemalan-Mexican issues while appearing as non-threatening.
Cheech Marin at the Riverside Public Library | Bebe Kropko
Comedian, actor and Chicano art collector Richard “Cheech” Marin announced a proposal last week to convert the 1965 Riverside Public Library into a museum to house his Chicano art collection.
Art on the Mexico/U.S. border fence depicting the struggle between the U.S. Border Patrol and migrants
If things don’t go as planned and jobs don’t come to those who voted for Donald Trump, they may want to look to Chicano street artists who have always spoken up by writing on the walls.
Downtown Los Angeles has long served as backdrop/ primary character in music videos. From Bob Dylan to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, take a look at a few videos that feature the region's urban environments.
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El Monte almost became a mural city before two controversial works were stomped by a citywide moratorium in the 1970s.
Shady Lane mural wall in the City of  Coachella
The Shady Lane mural in Coachella is a defiant statement from local artists that they are also a source for the region's creative reputation.
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Graffiti artist Man One works to develop a code of the street between art and commerce in Los Angeles.
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5,000 new LED bulbs were lit and the 134-foot tower's thermometer reading started the climb, stopping at 102 degrees.
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From the return of a Venice landmark mural, to the preservation efforts for a work inspired by John Muir, here's a look at public art stories for June, 2014.
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As lawmakers seek to add another chapter to the ongoing saga of the mural ordinance, the world of street art keeps turning. Here's our mural wrap for May.
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An amendment to the mural ordinance will make it easier for property owners to understand the process for registering murals with the city.
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The 40-foot-long mural project along the busy South Fork Trail is nearing completion ahead of schedule, thanks to the enthusiastic support from the community.
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