Abolish Human Contact
Covid; Virus; Human Contact
A wheatpaste reads "Abolish Human Contact" with a red virus ball.
The Politics of Peoples Words
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX8mMzmt_jr/
Urban Art Mapping
2021-12-26
Artist: The Politics of Peoples Words
Photographer: Ephraim Webber (Instagram: @yourselfatthis)
LA
London
Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise
power; politics; inequities; social justice
Simple red tag reading "Abuse of power comes as no surprise"
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-04-27
Bella Manu; 33bella33 on Instagram
@33bella33 on Instagram
HS
tags
Still Image
UAM-C19_0134
Toronto
Abuse of Power is No Surprise
abuse of power; critique of government
A simple tag reading "Abuse of Power is No Surprise"
Κυψέλη
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-25
Julia Tulke
Photo by @julia.tulke
HS
graffiti
Still Image
UAM-C19_0388
Athens
África não é laboratório | Lave as Mãos
Africa is not a testing lab | Wash your hands
With other didactic stencils
hand washing, didactic, laboratory
Stenciled writing on a concrete post reading "África não é laboratório" and "lave as mãos." ("Africa is not a testing lab" and "wash your hands"). Other stencils include additional didactic phrases such as "Sempre que tossir ou espirrar cubra a boca com o braço" (whenever you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth with your arm), "Lave as mãos" (wash your hands), "Pratique distanciamento social" (practice social distancing), and "Previna-te do corona" (Protect yourself from Corona).
"Africa isn't a testing lab" from a Tweet by @didierdogba (football player from Cotê d'Ivoire) <br /><br />Article (in Portuguese) explaining the origins of the phrase <a href="https://www.dn.pt/edicao-do-dia/11-abr-2020/amp/africa-nao-e-um-laboratorio-12052261.html">África não é um laboratório. </a><br /><br />Additional article from the BBC explaining the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52192184">origins of the phrase. </a>
Urban Art Mapping
2021-07-26
Photographs: Jacob Dixon
HS
Stencil
Portuguese
UAM-C19_0625
Maputo
After Covid-19 I Am Not Sure I Can Rejoin The Rat Race
Rat, Covid, Covid 19, Recovery
"After Covid-19 I Am Not Sure I Can Rejoin The Rat Race" is painted in red next to a rat. The rat is crying and holding a kleenex.
Johndoh
Image <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CI0CJfKFEh2/">URL</a>
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
2020-08
Artist: Johndoh (Instagram: @Johndohart)
LA
Wheatpasting
Still Image
Cheltenham
After the Plague Came the Renaissance
historical; canonical art; hope; Michelangelo; Renaissance
Two separate yellow murals on walls near each other. Both feature bright yellow backgrounds. Referencing Michelanglo's creation of Adam from the Sistine Ceiling, the left panel has a hand facing right with the text "AFTER THE PLAGUE", and the right panel has a hand pointing left with text "CAME THE RENAISSANCE"
Corie Mattie
1330 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, CA
Dr. Heather Shirey, Dr. Mike Klein, students in the Spring 2020 honors seminar
2020-04-27
@lahopedealer on Instagram
@lahopedealer on Instagram
RD/MK
murals
Still Image
UAM-C19_0118
Santa Monica
Aguja [Needle]
vaccine; needle; war; battle
This image depicts a soldier holding and aiming a vaccination syringe in place of a grenade launcher. The word "Aguja" is written above the image, which means "needle" in Spanish.
Artist: @escif
Original Link: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJra3M8lDGT/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CJra3M8lDGT/</a>
Urban Art Mapping
2021-01-05
Instagram: @streetartpedia
Artist: @escif
S. R.
street art; spray paint on concrete
Spanish
Still Image
UAM-C19_0583
Valencia
All Cops Are Covid
cops; police violence
Simple, large, black text reading "ALL COPS ARE COVID"
Referencing A.C.A.B.
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-21
Posted on Instagram @radicalgraffiti
@radicalgraffiti
HS
tags
Still Image
UAM-C19_0356
Bologna
All Coronas Are Bastards A.C.A.B.
cops; police brutality; monarchy; critique of systems
A Hello My Name Is...sticker with text reading "All Coronas Are Bastards. A.C.A.B." Referencing the police and perhaps simultaneously the monarchy (with coronas=crowns).
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-03-19
Posted on Instagram @radicalgraffiti
Posted on Instagram @radicalgraffiti
HS
stickers
Still Image
UAM-C19_0325
Liverpool
All Coronavirus Are Bastards
police brutality; ACAB; face masks
Text reading All Coronavirus Are Bastards (with ACAB marked in red). Three cartoonish figures wearing face masks are confronted with a militaristic rendition of the coronavirus. Wearing riot gear, the coronavirus attacks the three men.
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-03-15
Posted on Instagram @radicalgraffiti
@radicalgraffiti on Instagram
HS
throwie
Still Image
UAM-C19_0331
Moscow
All Eyes On Him!
Eye; Virus; Coronavirus
A mural of an enlarged, bloodshot human eye. Instead of the pupil is the coronavirus. The eye is staring directly at the viewer.
Vile Graffiti
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0cW-YJRLj/
Urban Art Mapping
2020-05-30
Artist: Vile Graffiti
SH
Mural
All the animals are equal
economic justice; pig; rent; taxes
A girl wearing a dress with Peter Pan color with a pig's head mask. She makes the peace sign. Text reads "Pay Taxes As Usual They Said." From the contributor: "A lot of the people lost jobs and have no money to pay a rent, but the government is ignoring."
Imaginary Duck (ID)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3304501809612357&set=a.1477828795613010&type=3&theater
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-07-06
Imaginary Duck
HS
street art
Still Image
UAM-C19_0471
Tel Aviv
Allah Protect Morocco
tribute to frontline workers; medical workers; police; street cleaners; lockdown; social distancing; face masks
This large mural includes images of three individuals in face masks, representing the medical field and military/police. Background panels are green and orange. Abstract renditions of the coronavirus float against the green panel. Text in Arabic reads "Thank you doctors, government, the police, and city cleaners." "Help your country, stay home"
Group Karloti
Derb Sultan neighborhood
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-04-09
@aggence-map on Instagram and Tiffany Stabou (translations of text)
@agence_map
HS
murals
Arabic
Still Image
UAM-C19_0218
Casablanca
Altered Girl with a Pierced Eardrum
Vermeer; art history canon; face mask
Banksy's Girl with a Pierced Eardrum is altered with the addition of a surgical face mask.
Altered Banksey
Original work by Banksy in Hanover Place, first appeared in 2014.
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-04-22
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-52382500
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-52382500; Banksy
HS
art interventions
Still Image
UAM-C19_0188
Bristol
Always Carry the Mask
Movie Poster; The Mask; Face Mask; Mask
A green man with his head tilted down is dramatically pulling his face mask into place. To the upper left of the image are the words "From Zero To Hero", and to the lower left are the words "Always Carry The Mask".
Baadal Nanjundaswamy
This is based on a movie poster from the movie The Mask, starring Jim Carrey. https://www.instagram.com/p/CN38gu8s4r1/
Urban Art Mapping
2021-04-19
Artist: Baadal Nanjundaswamy (Instagram: @baadal_nanundaswamy)
SH
Mural
American Hoarder Story
hoarding; toilet paper
A roll of toilet paper with text reading "American Hoarder Story."
The Velvet Bandit
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-18
@thevelvetbandit
@thevelvetbandit
HS
wheatpaste
Still Image
UAM-C19_0304
Penngrove
American Hoarder Story
toilet paper; Covid-19; pop culture; lockdown
This piece depicts a roll of toilet paper with the text "American Hoarder Story" across it. The name and font are a reference to the show American Horror Story, creating a pun based on the hoarding of toilet paper that occurred during the beginning of the pandemic.
The Velvet Bandit
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
2021-03-11
@thevelvetbandit
M.A.R
Wheatpasting
UAM-C19_0627
San Francisco
And What It All Comes Down To
Alanis Morissett; hope
An image of Alanis Morriset with text reading "And What It All Comes Down To...Is that Everything's Gonna Be Quite Alright."
ESTR/Emmalene Blake
"emmaleneblake
And all I really want, is some vegan donuts.
@alanis
Another gig I was supposed to be going to this year. Just gonna paint all the people I shoulda been seeing now tbh ðŸ’â€â™€ï¸ðŸ˜…
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Zero deaths in Ireland today 💪🙌"
Dr. Heather Shirey
2020-05-26
Posted on the artist's Instagram @emmaleneblake
@emmaleneblake on Instagram
HS
murals
Still Image
UAM-C19_0390
Dublin
Animal Protest
Lockdown; social distancing; animals; protest
This piece depicts a crowd of animals protesting the growing agitation against Covid-19 lockdowns in the United Kingdom. Lead by a monkey yelling through a megaphone, a rhinoceros holds a sign that says "Long Live the Lockdown!," while a polar bear carries a sign that says "Keep the Humans Locked Up!". A tiger stands in the center, showing off a sign that says "Bats Rule!" referencing the theory that the coronavirus developed through people eating bats.
The Rebel Bear
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
2020-06-03
@the.rebel.bear
M.A.R.
Stencils
Still Image
UAM-C19_0633
Leith, Edinburgh
ANJURAN [ORGANIZE]
Image of a man in a tee shirt and face mask, with hands pressed together in a traditional pose of Christian praying.
Caption on left-hand side of image notes the artist (@JAGUNG1991) and includes the hashtags #nomad #sidmacollegesarawak
Original post includes the title, in Malay, "ANJURAN," which can be translated as "Organize."
Original post notes that the mural is "for" the National Art Gallery of Malaysia (@nationalartgallerymy)
Artist: @jagungart
Original Link:<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKbMvBoFzPo/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CKbMvBoFzPo/</a>
Urban Art Mapping
2021-01-24
Instagram: @streetartpedia
S. R.
Mural
Malay; English
Still Image
UAM-C19_0613
No 1, Jalan Haji Taha, Sidma Kolej [Sidma College]