I started this campaign to make sure that the story of Iryna does not disappear. Her murder is at the nexus of many issues plaguing American society. For example, one is the progressive approach to crime," said.
Street art thrives on scale, spontaneity, and public interaction, but two of its most recognized names, Francesco Camillo Giorgino (known as Millo) and Julien Malland (better known as Seth Globepainter), are proving that its magic can be just as powerful indoors. Together, the pair has launched Beyond, a collaborative exhibition that brings their mural practices into a gallery setting while maintaining the playful, immersive qualities that made them global icons in the first place.
And so this piece of art you see behind us, we wanted to have a place in an alley like this where people who are on the street can come anytime of day or night to grieve those who they've lost. This is a memorial wall for those types of people. And we think it's really important. And the hand prints are there to say: We are here, we have been here.
"We are making something nice for the traffic that goes through this space," artist Ferran Torras said recently as he stood before a long stretch of boards, his blank canvas, covering eight vacant storefronts.
In 2022, local architect Moseley Putney discovered a mural by David Wojnarowicz while renovating a building, previously a lithography factory, in Louisville, Kentucky.