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A massive mural project in Mexico City is transforming some of the poorest neighborhoods

December 23, 2024Arts, Culture & Media

Artists in Mexico’s Iztapalapa borough are using murals to highlight local residents and send positive messages, in what’s been dubbed the largest mural project in the world.

How Do You Draw Dark Matter?

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media
Mural artist Mona Caron uses city walls all over the world as canvases for her magnified portraits of wild plants.

A muralist is painting weeds to represent the margins of society

August 31, 2016Arts

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