This mural, Play Her Voice, is by one of Afghanistan’s first female street artists, Shamsia Hassani and is located in Eugene, Oregon.
She was also one of Hammer Museum’s resident artists in 2016. While in Los Angeles she met with local artists, painted the mural seen below (image via her website) and showed her work in an exhibition at Seyhoun Gallery in West Hollywood.
Make sure to check out her Instagram for updates on her current work.
This work is by artist John Park with assistance from @grandmotherspider
A throwback to this rainbow of raised fists on boards in front of the windows of the Hard Rock Cafe on a deserted Hollywood Blvd.
Two of the seven iterations of “The Picture of Donald J. Trump”, the 2019 evolving mural collaboration between INDECLINE and Eric Skotnes.
The video below shows the process from start until finish.
For more of art collective INDECLINE’s work check out their website and Instagram.
Check out more of Eric Skotnes work here and here
This sculpture in downtown Los Angeles was created by Bohemia Incorporated (BINC).
Happy Birthday to Dolores del Río!
This beautiful mural of the Mexican actress, by Alfredo de Batuc, is located on a side street off of Hollywood Blvd and includes scenes from several of her films. Her career spanned more than 50 years and she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood. Her film career began in 1925 and her last film appearance was in 1978. She passed away in 1983.
Police actions against peaceful protesters during this time have been horrific. People have been tear gassed, shot with rubber bullets, shoved to the ground, thrown, beaten with batons, driven into with SUVs, pepper sprayed, and more.
We should not live in a police state. The military should not be called in to further terrorize the people of this country. Curfews should not be used as a way to silence protest and encourage harassment, fines, and arrests.
The police need to be held accountable for their actions in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others. The continued use of unnecessary and often lethal violence, in addition to the targeting of black people by police around the country, must be stopped. There need to be strong legal ramifications put in place to prevent these actions from continuing to go on unpunished.
ACLU Southern California sent letters County and City of LA requesting that the Curfew Order be rescinded or substantially restricted as it is “neither authorized by state statutory law nor consistent with the United States Constitution, including the Constitution’s prohibition on restrictions of speech and assembly, its protection for freedom of movement, and its most basic notice requirements.” It looks like their actions succeeded and Los Angeles County no longer has a curfew. Now hopefully other cities will follow their lead.
If you are a New Yorker- support the Safer NY Act and #repeal50A- both of which would increase accountability for officers who engage in misconduct in the NYPD. Check out Change The NYPD for more info.
Also make sure to check out and support the actions of the NAACP, Black Lives Matter, and Equal Justice Initiative’s work for criminal justice reform.
(This photo is from 2015 and shows work by @esoteric_tcf)
