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Design and Architecture

Wende Museum, Beautify Earth

Hosted by Frances Anderton Nov. 21, 2017
Los Angeles is seeing an explosion of murals. Would you like to paint one? Hear about the movement to "Beautify Earth."

Photo by Ruben Rojas/Beautify Earth

From this Episode:

A turning point for Wende Museum of the Cold War

Fifteen years ago Justinian Jampol began collecting the art, artifacts and detritus of the daily lives of people from the former Eastern Block.

15 min

Want to paint over an ugly wall? Beautify Earth needs you.

"Dreamer" mural by Ruben Rojas, co-founder of Beautify Earth When Evan Meyer found himself increasingly offended by an ugly bench in Santa Monica, he got a pot of paint...

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  • Pico Boulevard transformed into mural mecca

Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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