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Kent Twitchell’s Jim Morphesis Monument Mural Fully Restored

In 1984, Kent Twitchell, Los Angeles’ most famous and most visible mural artist, was part of an elite group of artists to paint for the City of Los Angeles a series of murals along the downtown freeways to celebrate the … Continue reading

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Kent Twitchell Partners With Scott Haskins to Finish Art Conservation of Mural at Biola University

This video link of the art conservation/restoration of monumental realistic beautiful outdoor mural by Kent Twitchell at Biola University will take you to the dedicated page for this project. Kent teamed up with Scott Haskins to resolve difficult conservation questions … Continue reading

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Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution.”

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles missed a BIG opportunity to be a “guiding light institution” in the Exhibition: “Art in the Streets” On a related subject to the article that follows after this, I’m moved to comment … Continue reading

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Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles Meets with Caltrans To Inspect Downtown LA Freeway Murals

Freeway murals in downtown LA are really a study on the subject of the battle against graffiti and tagging vandals. Caltrans (the highway maintenance authority in the State of California) is required by law to keep graffiti under control and … Continue reading

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Caltrans and Mural Conservancy Inspects Downtown LA Freeway Murals

Freeway murals in downtown LA are really a study on the subject of graffiti. Caltrans is required by law to keep graffiti under control and off walls… even if those walls have really great murals on them.The Mural Conservancy of … Continue reading

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Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles – Protect, Preserve, Conserve, Restore LA’s Murals

101 Freeway in LA – Caltrans’ solution- paint it out. Of the 10 murals painted along Los Angeles Freeways to celebrate the 1984 Olympics, 7 have been painted out by Cal Trans and the other three are slated for being … Continue reading

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