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
Revolutionary Bolivian murals by Miguel Alandia Pantoja, almost entirely restored by Eudald Guillamet in 1985, as of yet have nowhere to be housed
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