Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh on the Power of Street Art as Protest
Musician Nina Simone once said "an artist's duty, as far as I'm
concerned, is to reflect the times." We're now seeing a reflection
of our times -- the fight against racism and inequality -- in works
of art on city streets and storefronts across Califor...
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Musician Nina Simone once said "an artist's duty, as far as I'm
concerned, is to reflect the times." We're now seeing a reflection
of our times -- the fight against racism and inequality -- in works
of art on city streets and storefronts across California, as
artists paint murals or graffiti remembering George Floyd and
Breonna Taylor and declaring "Black Lives Matter." Artist Tatyana
Fazlalizadeh knows the power street art can have in bolstering a
social movement. Her international street art campaign "Stop
Telling Women to Smile," now a book of the same name, reflected her
own experiences with street harassment and became a way to empower
other women. We'll talk to Fazlalizadeh about her work, which
includes recent murals supporting the Black Lives Matter movement,
and the role of street art in protests.
concerned, is to reflect the times." We're now seeing a reflection
of our times -- the fight against racism and inequality -- in works
of art on city streets and storefronts across California, as
artists paint murals or graffiti remembering George Floyd and
Breonna Taylor and declaring "Black Lives Matter." Artist Tatyana
Fazlalizadeh knows the power street art can have in bolstering a
social movement. Her international street art campaign "Stop
Telling Women to Smile," now a book of the same name, reflected her
own experiences with street harassment and became a way to empower
other women. We'll talk to Fazlalizadeh about her work, which
includes recent murals supporting the Black Lives Matter movement,
and the role of street art in protests.
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