street art
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A Detroit Artist Was Commissioned by the City to Paint a Mural—Then Police Arrested Him
Detroit artist Sheefy McFly has been making a name for himself, so much so that the city recently commissioned him to paint a series of murals honoring the Motor City as part of its City Walls initiative. But on Wednesday, as McFly was working on the piece, he was confronted by Detroit police, who thought…
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Graffiti of 'Racist' Maine Gov. Depicted Wearing KKK Hood Sparks Debate in Portland
The mural is for sure a controversial one. An unknown artist or artists in Portland, Maine, painted the state’s Gov. Paul LePage wearing a white hood and robe, complete with a red Ku Klux Klan insignia next to bold words declaring “racist,” “homophobe” and “moron.” “Governor” was written underneath them all, but that was marked…