How Mexico City’s mural movement transformed walls into art
Mexico City, Mexico AP Across the main entrance of a former Jesuit college in the heart of Mexico City, a bright-coloured mural depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe represents both the Indigenous religiosity and the Christianity that shaped the culture of post-colonial Mexico. The mural was created by Mexican artist Fermín Revueltas between 1922 and 1923, when the walls […]
In a small Russian town, a pensioner’s street art denounces Ukraine conflict
Borovsk, RussiaReuters Over 20 years, Russian pensioner Vladimir Ovchinnikov gained a following for his street murals in the small town of Borovsk, some 115 kilometres south-west of Moscow, many of which depicted the plight of victims of Stalinist-era repressions. But on 25th March, just over a month after Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, Ovchinnikov created a new […]
Postcards: In Philadelphia, artwork brings Catholic Church’s synod to life
KYLE DESROSIERS, of Religion News Service, reports on how artwork reflecting the thoughts of young Catholics in Philadelphia points to the contentious issues swirling as the continental phase of the Synod on Synodality begins…
Postcards: Murals bring hope in Ukrainian city under Russian attack
HORACI GARCIA, of Reuters, reports on life in Bakhmut, one of the last Ukrainian strongholds in eastern Ukraine…
Wow!: Rohingya artists tackle COVID-19 fears as refugees wait for vaccines
NAIMUL KARIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how artists in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh are hoping to raise awareness of the lack of COVID-19 vaccines there as well as address vaccine hesitancy through a series of large murals…