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Sybils Patio shot, The Ebell of Los Angeles
Maxine Albro Frescoes Uncovered After 90 Years

After 90 years of questioning the fate of four frescoes by Maxine Albro (1893-1966), originally painted on the exterior walls of The Ebell of Los Angeles in 1933, the …

Close-up of a mural by Paul Cézanne found at his childhood home.
Mural by Paul Cézanne Discovered in the Artist's Childhood Home
While renovating the childhood home of Paul Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence, restorers found a mural by the artist, which will be celebrated in 2025.
Detail from the Mural The Underground Railroad, Vermont and the Fugitive Slave, Entering Vermont in 1855, memory of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth
Controversial Mural Can Be Covered, Court Rules

Last week, a U.S. federal court sided with Vermont Law School, stating they the school is legally justified in concealing two murals that it deems offensive. The mural, painted by…

RiNo Mural Program. Photo by @nikkiaraephotography. @squidlicker @adamvicarel @ahsleyjoonart @ladiesfancyworksociety @lindeezimmer @mpek36
Denver RiNo Art District: The U.S. Capital of Street Art
RiNo Art District envelops three Denver neighborhoods and features more than 200 murals. The outdoor gallery transformed neighborhoods once known for their mucky riverbeds and some of the world’s…
Chalk portrait of Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni, circa 1621
Villa Containing Caravaggio’s Only Mural to be Auctioned
The auction of a Roman Villa—known as Villa Aurora or Casino Dell’Aurora—has recently been announced and set a stir within the art world. Why? Because it contains the only known ceiling mural…
Rob Gibbs, Preliminary drawing for Breathe Life 2 mural, 2020. Color rendering by Billy Nunez.
MFA Boston's Mural Project Inspired by Postponed Exhibition
MFA Boston's multipart community mural project is co-led by artists-in-residence Rob “Problak” Gibbs and Rob Stull—a key initiative of the MFA’s 150th anniversary that draws inspiration from Writing…
Diego Rivera, Making a fresco, 1931. Mural at "Diego Rivera Gallery", San Francisco Arts Institute.
Proposal to Sell Diego Rivera Mural Triggers Vote for Landmark Status
In 1931 when Mexican muralist Diego Rivera visited San Francisco with his wife, Frida Kahlo, both were still up-and-coming artists.
The George Floyd Memorial outside Cup Foods at Chicago Ave and E 38th St in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Artists Honor George Floyd
As protests surrounding the death of George Floyd have erupted across the US and around the world, artists have joined their voices in the call to honor his life, put an end to…
Keith Haring mural, 1986.
Keith Haring Mural in Amsterdam to be Preserved
Haring painted the work in 1986, eight years later it disappeared behind a metal facade.
Banksy Brexit mural
Banksy Brexit Mural Mysteriously Disappears
Banksy's works, which sometimes still appear unannounced on the sides of buildings, were once considered a nuisance, but are now instantly considered valuable cultural treasures.
Facing the Giant: 3 Decades of Dissent at the Burrard Arts Foundation
Three Decades of Dissent: Shepard Fairey's OBEY GIANT turns 30
The city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, has a new, stunning mural by the American street artist and activist Shepard Fairey.
Jared French's Mealtime, Early Coal Miners mural
Public Art Lost and Found: 9 WPA Murals to Rediscover
An estimated 225,000 works were commissioned during the depression era under president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal and the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (WPA), a program…
JR, The Chronicles of San Francisco, 2018 (detail)
The World’s Most Famous Muralist Creates an Intimate Portrait of San Francisco
His murals have graced walls from Paris to Israel and Ellis Island. Now the world-renowned muralist JR has left his mark on San Francisco for the first time.
Rivera Sunday Afternoon mural
Diego Rivera’s Surrealist Tableau of Mexican History
“All art is propaganda,” observed Diego Rivera. “The only difference is the kind of propaganda.” Rivera saw the mural as a medium for democratic expression. As part of Sotheby’s Most Famous Artworks…
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Art Talk: eL Seed
French-Tunisian artist eL Seed released his first book project, Perception, earlier this month. The book, in limited edition of 500, is both an accompaniment to and documentation of the artist’s…