Blu Mural Whitewash Protest

The art community comes together in this video for a protest revolving around the recent drama

The art community comes together in this video for a protest revolving around the recent drama between MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch and his involvement in the censorship of Blu’s mural, which after six days of work was abruptly taken down at the request of Deitch. A bit further information on the situation was covered here in late December.

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