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This Town May Ban All Public Art Because of an LGBTQ Mural

CBC.The mural, commissioned by the NOCO Mural Project in collaboration with the LGBTQ group North Country Pride using funds from a United Way program, went up in late summer on a brick wall outside local Chinese restaurant Jing Fong.According to a post on NOCO Mural Project’s Instagram page, one of the paintings, which depicts dandelions growing out of an open book, is intended to be a commentary on the current political climate, in which books and access to gender-affirming care are being banned.Another painting, showing a white bearded iris over a rainbow color wheel is meant to be a nod to the Greek goddess of rainbows, the Pride flag, and queer artist Hilma af Klint.The third painting shows two white birch trees, New Hampshire’s state tree, and is titled “We Belong.”Gendreau brought up her objections to the mural at an August 28 Select Board meeting, noting that the mural is on private property.“I really think we need to be very careful about what kind of artwork goes up,” she said. “This last artwork that went up on the side of the Jing Fong building.
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Nirvana mural unveiled in Camden to mark 30th anniversary of ‘In Utero’
Nirvana‘s ‘In Utero’ has been unveiled in Camden Town, London.Located on Stucley Place just off Camden High Street, the display is very similar to the artwork on the band’s final 1993 studio album. Check out the image below (via The Line Of Best Fit).Fans are being invited down to visit the mural, leave a message and listen to the recently released 30th anniversary reissue of ‘In Utero’ this Saturday (November 4) between 12pm-5pm GMT.The album was originally released on September 23, 1993 and features the hit singles ‘All Apologies’, which famously featured in Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance that same year, and ‘Heart Shaped Box’.A mural has been unveiled in Camden to celebrate 30th anniversary of Nirvana's third and final album, In Utero https://t.co/4JX5whFC8N pic.twitter.com/xQV9QpzHSO— THE LINE of BEST FIT (@bestfitmusic) November 1, 2023Last week it was reissued in several formats including a limited-edition eight LP super deluxe box set, five CD super deluxe box set, one LP + 10 inch edition, two CD deluxe edition, and a digital super deluxe edition.The release follows a special reissue of their landmark LP ‘Nevermind’, which was released in 2021.Speaking about their last record recently to NME, bassist Krist Novoselic said: “When you listen to it, it goes somewhere.It’s dark, it’s beautiful, it’s all points in between.“It’s bittersweet.
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