Art

A non-profit dedicated to creating murals with young people facing adversity in under-served communities is behind a new 7,000 square-foot mural in Annapolis, Md., that is dedicated to Breonna Taylor. Future History Now co-founders Jeff Huntington and Julia Gibb joined LX News to discuss their organization and the project.

You probably don’t know Tré Seals’ name, but there’s a good chance you’ve seen his work on signs carried by Black Lives Matter protesters across the country this year. Seals runs Vocal Type Co. — the last Black-owned font foundry in the U.S. He specializes in making typefaces inspired by minority cultures — and particularly by social justice...

Brooklyn Artist Adrian Brandon is honoring Black lives that ended at the hands of police with a series of unfinished portraits. Brandon only colors his sketches for as many minutes as his subjects were alive, leaving partially-completed portraits that represent lives cut short. The subjects of his “Stolen” series include George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Botham Jean and 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones,...

The giant painting wraps around three sides of an 11-story building and is visible for miles around, featuring a 50-foot-tall monarch butterfly on the north wall.

Minneapolis photographer Canaan Mattson documents the swath of destruction occurring in his neighborhood in the wake of the George Floyd protests.

Nikkolas Smith’s portraits of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others are capturing the spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement by highlighting the value of Black life.

The plywood boards sealing-up many closed San Francisco businesses are to many, a painful reminder of what is at least temporarily gone. But a group of artists is now transforming those drab plywood storefronts into colorful art.

Gabriel Hart wasn’t made for confined spaces. “I’m just losing my mind because I can’t talk with my friends,” said the National City 9-year-old. His grandmother stood behind him with an exhausted look on her face. “This is… yeah. I want to go back to work,” Mica Velez said while gesturing towards Gabriel. I feel like this is a...

A Dutch museum that is closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus says a painting by Vincent van Gogh was stolen in a smash-and-grab raid