NewsArcheology
Archaeologists rush to record the Rio Grande’s art amid threat from flooding and drug cartels
Ancient rock art near Texas-Mexico border could be lost forever
NewsPublic art
Venice Biennale artist Sonia Boyce to unveil 2km-long wall mural in London’s East End
Longest public art piece in Europe reflects community life, charting 170 local stories
NewsArt law
Vermont Law School can hide a mural that offended students behind a wall, court rules
A 1993 painting of the state’s historic role on the Underground Railroad depicts Black slaves as caricatures, while white abolitionists are idealised
NewsPablo Picasso
Saga of Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building continues as heirs head to court
Family of artist Carl Nesjar—who collaborated on the works with Picasso—say they have a copyright claim and should help decide where the pieces are relocated
NewsGeorge Floyd
Giant painting of George Floyd murder displayed on Los Angeles billboard after being cancelled in Minneapolis
Advertising firms in Minneapolis—where Floyd was killed by police—refused to show the work saying it was too violent, but advocacy group says it will try again
ReviewBooks
Charting a Life: MacDonald Gill, who designed the inscriptions that form an egalitarian monument to the British and Commonwealth fallen of two world wars
The first biography of ‘Max’ Gill reveals the versatile talent of an artist who was a master of lettering and murals and a standout mapmaker-artist
NewsMurals
Depression-era murals in a Minnesota city hall covered over with new works reflecting a more diverse community
The works foreground the contributions of immigrant and Indigenous communities, but members of the Dakota tribe claim the contributions are a "Band-Aid"
NewsPublic art
Murals that ‘whitewash’ American history come under fire
Monuments are not the only problematic depictions of the past
InterviewControversies
With demolition of Oslo's Picasso-Nesjar murals imminent, Norwegian sculptor’s daughter speaks out
Carl Nesjar’s daughter talks about the Norwegian sculptor’s long collaboration with the Modern master and shares exclusive images of the pair
NewsKeith Haring
Once hidden, Keith Haring’s Amsterdam mural is ready for restoration
Conservators will repair paint losses and weatherproof a work that the artist executed “in a sort of frenzy” in 1986
NewsHeritage
Battle to save concrete Picasso murals in Oslo intensifies after MoMA steps in
“Workers at the Y-Block site have started drilling, but it’s worrying as once they start moving the mural, it will crack,” says co-creator’s daughter
NewsConservation & Preservation
Cold War-era mosaic sees light of day again in eastern Germany
Reappearance of a Josep Renau mural hints at a greater acceptance of East German public art
NewsArt market
Carved from a youth centre's walls, Keith Haring mural sells at Bonhams New York for $3.86m
The Grace House Mural becomes the first and only such site-specific work by the artist to be sold at auction
NewsConservation & Preservation
Grant will help restore two long-lost frescoes in San Francisco
The project contrasts with a decision to cover up a controversial 1930s school mural in the same city
NewsConservation & Preservation
San Francisco school board votes to preserve but conceal a controversial mural
Its 4-3 decision reverses an earlier vote to paint over a 1930s work that some parents and board members found racist and damaging to students
News US politics
African American leaders object to erasure of controversial school mural in San Francisco
Local figures defend portrayal of the nation’s blemished early history
NewsControversies
Artist defends controversial mural of New Zealand prime minister embracing Muslim woman
Loretta Lizzio's memorial image of Jacinda Ardern unveiled in Melbourne divides public opinion
FeatureLos Angeles
Wearing its art on its sleeve: Los Angeles' enduring passion for murals
The city’s street paintings, vehicles for protest since the 1930s, continue to be a flashpoint
ArchiveCalifornia
California and New Mexico murals go digital with the Getty
Painstakingly documented by Ernest Long, this archive may be all that is left of many
ArchiveUnesco
Restored revolutionary Bolivian murals by Miguel Alandia Pantoja remain homeless
As chief restorer of Andorra and consultant to Unesco, Guillamet was invited to save these murals. Months later, as revolution brewed, the paintings were abandoned. Seventeen years later, and this remains the case