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''i like ponies, The CIty Speaks'' is an annual [[street art]] conference founded in 2009 by Monica Campana<ref name="NyTimes 2" /> and first held in 2010.<ref name=EmoryWheel>{{cite news|last=Guzner|first=Sonia|title=‘Living Walls’ Speaks Out Through Street Art|url=http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=29880|accessdate=9 January 2012|newspaper=The Emory Wheel|date=22 August 2011}}</ref> It was originally held in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. In 2011, a sister event, called "Living Walls, Albany" was also held in [[Albany, New York]].<ref name=WRGB>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Kassata|title=Public art takes off in Albany|url=http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/art-1287521-albany-public.html|publisher=[[WRGB]] (CBS 6)|date=24 August 2011|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>
'''Living Walls, The City Speaks''' is an annual street art conference co-founded in 2009 by Monica Campana & Blacki Migliozzi. <ref>Blankenship, Jessica (13 August 2010). [https://creativeloafing.com/content-196406-cover-story---living-walls "Living Walls"], ''Creative Loafing''.</ref> The conference was first held in 2010.<ref name=EmoryWheel>{{cite news|last=Guzner |first=Sonia |title=‘Living Walls’ Speaks Out Through Street Art |url=http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=29880 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729182957/http://www.emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=29880 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=9 January 2012 |newspaper=The Emory Wheel |date=22 August 2011 }}</ref> It was originally held in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. In 2011, a sister event, called "Living Walls, Albany" was also held in [[Albany, New York]].<ref name=WRGB>{{cite web|last=Edwards|first=Kassata|title=Public art takes off in Albany|url=http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/art-1287521-albany-public.html|publisher=[[WRGB]] (CBS 6)|date=24 August 2011|accessdate=9 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920140618/http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/art-1287521-albany-public.html|archive-date=20 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Events==
==Events==
During the events, local and invited artists create [[murals]] and other street art. Artists often paint directly on vacant buildings,<ref name=WRGB/> though always after showing plans to and acquiring permission from building owners.<ref name=EmoryWheel/> According to the organizer of the Albany event, "The entire point of this project is revitalization".<ref name=WRGB/> The Atlanta events also included lectures and a gallery show.<ref name=EmoryWheel/>
During the events, local and invited artists create [[murals]] and other street art. Artists often paint directly on vacant buildings,<ref name=WRGB/> though always after showing plans to and acquiring permission from building owners.<ref name=EmoryWheel/> According to the organizer of the Albany event, "The entire point of this project is revitalization".<ref name=WRGB/> The Atlanta events also included lectures and a gallery show.<ref name=EmoryWheel/>


In 2012, only female artists were invited to participate. <ref name=NyTimes>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Robbie|title=Putting a Good Face on Street Art, to Upgrade Atlanta|website=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/us/putting-a-good-face-on-street-art-to-upgrade-atlanta.html?_r=0|accessdate=27 June 2014}}</ref>
In 2012, only female artists were invited to participate.<ref name=NyTimes>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Robbie |title=Putting a Good Face on Street Art, to Upgrade Atlanta |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/us/putting-a-good-face-on-street-art-to-upgrade-atlanta.html?_r=0|accessdate=27 June 2014}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
In 2012, the third year of the conference, the event ran into trouble with the Georgia state Department of Transportation (DOT) due to miscommunication from the city. This resulted in the DOT lacquering the street art piece, "An Allegory," produced by an artist invited by Living Walls.<ref name=AtlantaJournalConstitution>{{cite news|last= Bentley |first= Rosalind |title=Embattled mural prompts question: How much say should public have in public art?|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/entertainment/embattled-mural-prompts-question-how-much-say-shou/nTYm3/|accessdate=8 January 2013|newspaper=THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION|date=17 December 2012}}</ref>
In 2012, the third year of the conference, the event ran into trouble with the Georgia state Department of Transportation (DOT) due to miscommunication from the city. This resulted in the DOT lacquering the street art piece, "An Allegory," produced by an artist invited by Living Walls.<ref name=AtlantaJournalConstitution>{{cite news|last= Bentley |first= Rosalind |title=Embattled mural prompts question: How much say should public have in public art?|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/entertainment/embattled-mural-prompts-question-how-much-say-shou/nTYm3/|accessdate=8 January 2013|newspaper=THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION|date=17 December 2012}}</ref>


Another mural, created by an Argentine painter, Hyuro, depicted a nude woman, and was vandalized. It removed after residents called the mural "pornographic." <ref name="NyTimes 2">{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Robbie|title=Outcry Brings Down Murals in Atlanta Art Project|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/us/two-atlanta-murals-are-painted-over-after-complaints.html|website=NYTimes|accessdate=27 June 2014}}</ref>
Another mural, created by an Argentine painter, [[Hyuro]], depicted a nude woman, and was vandalized. It was removed after residents called the mural "pornographic."<ref name="NyTimes 2">{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Robbie|title=Outcry Brings Down Murals in Atlanta Art Project|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/us/two-atlanta-murals-are-painted-over-after-complaints.html|website=NYTimes|accessdate=27 June 2014}}</ref>

==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 21 June 2024

Living Walls, The City Speaks is an annual street art conference co-founded in 2009 by Monica Campana & Blacki Migliozzi. [1] The conference was first held in 2010.[2] It was originally held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2011, a sister event, called "Living Walls, Albany" was also held in Albany, New York.[3]

Events

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During the events, local and invited artists create murals and other street art. Artists often paint directly on vacant buildings,[3] though always after showing plans to and acquiring permission from building owners.[2] According to the organizer of the Albany event, "The entire point of this project is revitalization".[3] The Atlanta events also included lectures and a gallery show.[2]

In 2012, only female artists were invited to participate.[4]

Controversy

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In 2012, the third year of the conference, the event ran into trouble with the Georgia state Department of Transportation (DOT) due to miscommunication from the city. This resulted in the DOT lacquering the street art piece, "An Allegory," produced by an artist invited by Living Walls.[5]

Another mural, created by an Argentine painter, Hyuro, depicted a nude woman, and was vandalized. It was removed after residents called the mural "pornographic."[6]

References

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  1. ^ Blankenship, Jessica (13 August 2010). "Living Walls", Creative Loafing.
  2. ^ a b c Guzner, Sonia (22 August 2011). "'Living Walls' Speaks Out Through Street Art". The Emory Wheel. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Edwards, Kassata (24 August 2011). "Public art takes off in Albany". WRGB (CBS 6). Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ^ Brown, Robbie. "Putting a Good Face on Street Art, to Upgrade Atlanta". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  5. ^ Bentley, Rosalind (17 December 2012). "Embattled mural prompts question: How much say should public have in public art?". THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. ^ Brown, Robbie. "Outcry Brings Down Murals in Atlanta Art Project". NYTimes. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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