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Brooklyn – Memorial Murals

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Remembering Loved Ones Lost

Brooklyn - Memorial Murals

Brooklyn-Memorial Murals

Often comprised of a simple portrait, along with a name, birth and death year, and sometimes a message, memorial murals began to sprout up all over NYC in the 1990s.  Today, it might be safe to say that there’s at least one memorial mural in every neighborhood in the city. We’ll explore the culture of memorial murals and the mourning, memories, death, life, friends, family and art that goes along with them.

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State of the Re:Union: Brooklyn, NY – Change Happens

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Listen to the episode and check out our video documentary, podcasts, images and articles from Brooklyn!

 

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R.I.P. – SOTRU Examines Memorial Murals

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

RIP AkeemGraffiti and murals have become so integrated into the fabric of so many of our cities, that I often forget to stop to look at them.  In Brooklyn, as well as dozens of other places around the country, a specific type of mural exists among the cryptic tags, and colorful cartoon-esque characters.  Often comprised of a simple portrait, along with a name, birth and death year, and sometimes a message, memorial murals began to sprout up all over NYC in the 90s.  Today, it might be safe to say that there’s at least one memorial mural in every neighborhood in the city.

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