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Julie Mehretu (born November 28, 1970) is an Ethiopian American contemporary visual artist, known for her multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale. Her paintings, drawings, and prints depict the cumulative effects of urban sociopolitical changes.
Mural is a 2009 large-scale mural painting made using ink and acrylic on canvas by the contemporary Ethiopian-American visual artist Julie Mehretu.The work was commissioned in 2007 by the American investment bank Goldman Sachs for the lobby of its new headquarters at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan.
"It's not every day you get to walk around a museum naked," said one visitor, who was nude when she enjoyed the Naturist Paradises exhibit at Mucem. The post Museum Opens Nudist Exhibit, Allowing ...
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A divertissement on the subject of undressing in public, this is a compound of old drawings, paintings and engravings, vintage newsreel extracts, striptease performances, nude dancers, naturist hi-jinks, and various acted episodes of humorous intent, in some instances akin to revue sketches.
Mehretu’s frenetic artwork, painted on a BMW M Hybrid V8, was recently unveiled at the Pompidou Center in Paris and will be on the track at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race next month.
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Like public nudity in general, the cultural and legal acceptance of nudity as a tactic in protest also varies around the world. Some opponents of any public nudity claim that it is indecent, especially when it can be viewed by children; while others argue that it is a legitimate form of expression covered by the right to free speech.
Mehretu’s work, the latest in this series, will be painted on a BMW M Hybrid V8 race car, which will debut on the track at the Le Mans 24-hour race in June 2024. BMW taps artist Julie Mehretu to ...