Street art in San Diego
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San Diego's mural tradition was born in 1970 in Barrio Logan, when Chicano residents staged a twelve-day peaceful occupation of land threatened by the construction of Interstate 5. Artist Salvador Torres proposed using the bridge pylons as monumental canvases in the spirit of the Mexican Mural Movement — the founding act of Chicano Park, designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
With over 100 murals by artists including Mario Torero, Isaias Crow, and Ricardo Favela, Chicano Park holds the largest collection of outdoor murals in the United States. North Park's back alleys and building facades host a wider range of contemporary work, including Madsteez's 50-foot dinosaur on University Avenue. South Park retains a Shepard Fairey mural from the 2010 "Viva la Revolución" exhibition by the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Since 1999, Writerz Blok — established by the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation — has provided legal wall space for writers in the south of the city. Today the scene spans Chicano muralism, contemporary graffiti, and institutional commissions across neighbourhoods from East Village to Barrio Logan, which has been designated a California Cultural District.
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