The brown buff paint in Chicago is a sign of trauma. Chicago's graffiti blasters program is a task force strategy to erase graffiti (voices) that rebel in part due to the conditions brought by systematic disinvestment in predominantly Black and Brown inner-city neighborhoods. For more than a decade, it has served as a model for cities worldwide. In the early 2000s, the Brown Wall Project was formed on the West Side of Chicago to bring awareness and challenge the dominant narrative of graffiti. As gentrification runs rampant across the globe, in cities like Chicago, we gray out the expectations for justice. Developments get whitewashed in gray. Graffiti artists are then scouted to paint murals to try and make the transformation less damaging. Through graffiti art intervention, we will explore, interact and challenge the systems in place that are rooted in discriminatory practices
Institutional Colors in my Neighborhood: The Challenge of Graffiti Art
Activity Type:
Lecture
Presenter:
Gloria Talamantes, Creator of Brown Walls Project in Chicago Illinois
Date:
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 18:00 to 19:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Community of Christ, 1805 Tonapah Street Beechview
Contact Person:
Veronica Dristas
Contact Email:
dristas@pitt.edu
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
UCIS Unit:
Global Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors:
HCUAP
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
No