Special Issue: Murals
Our Special Issue on D.C.’s Latino Murals is now online! Below, you will find historic photos of the District’s lost murals, the stories behind some of the most beloved DC Latino public art and get an overview from our new murals map.
Latino Murals in D.C. / Graffatti / Arte Callejero / Street Art
–Watch video: “Muralismo DC/DC Muralism“, 15 min. Documentary. Documental en torno al muralismo Latino en Washington DC.
-DC Latino Murals Maps now online! Find them on our Flickr pages here and here.
-Washington is home to a thriving Latino mural-making tradition but many beloved murals created over the last four decades no longer exist. | Latino Murals: past and present | Murales Latinos: pasado y presente. Dead Murals Archives.
–La Destrucción del arte | The Destruction of Art. [Watch video 1: 59 min. Lamenting the destruction of a landmark mural on Columbia Road | Mire el video de la destrucción del mural en el Barrio.
– Muralism and the art of collaboration | Muralismo arte de colaboración.
–LEER DC: El francotirador paciente, Reseña.
–Ensayo: El Arte Público. Una experiencia visual para la vida.
–Saving a piece of Latino History: “Un pueblo sin murales es un pueblo desmuralizado”.
-Inside Story: Diego Rivera at Rockefeller Center
–LOCAL HISTORY: The blended building is dead. ¡Long live the blended building! Watch our 1 min. video homage!
–STREET ART- Las paredes hablan.
–La Herencia: Mapping the legacy of Latino murals.
–Travel Log: Roberto Bolaño en un mural
–MURALS & MUSEUMS – Murals Appreciation: Carlos Páez Vilaró’s underground masterpiece at the OAS
-MURALISM DC | Interview: Marela Zacarías and the making of Columbia Heights Community mural
–Obra maestra de grandes proporciones
–Murals Festival recap! El Festival del Murales en el Museo de las Américas resultó un éxito y estuvo lleno de actividades.
–Maria Miller on the monumental power of murals—and following your dreams.
-ARTE & GRAFFITI – Featured Street Art
–Interview with D.C. artist Luis Peralta Del Valle
-ARTE PUBLICO | Arte + bicicletas. Gilberto Aceves Navarro y las bicicletas.
–Travel Log: Los Angeles Artist District