World Wall Mexico City SPARC 2006
Posted: June 26th, 2009
Triumph of the Heart
The World Wall is a traveling installation mural that envisions a future without fear. It was conceived by Chicana mural artist and UCLA Professor Judith F. Baca and coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in celebration of 30 years of community-based, participatory public arts projects. The World Wall consists of eight 10 feet by 30 feet portable panels that envision a transformation from a war-based society to a peaceful one.
Four of the panels are by Judy Baca: Triumph of the Heart, Nonviolent Resistance, Balance, and Triumph of the Hands. A team from Finland, Sirkka-Lisa Lonka, Aaro Matinlauri, and Juha Saaski, painted Dialogue of Alternatives. Alexi Begov, a native Russian artist, with the assistance of Vladimir Jegolenkov painted The End of the Twentieth Century. The Palestinian-Israeli team consisting of Ahmed Bweerat, Suliman Monsour, and Adi Yekutieli painted Inheritance-Compromise. Two Mexican muralists, Martha Ramirez Oropeza and Patricia Quijano, painted Tlazolteotl: Creative Force of the Un-Woven. The World Wall is shown here at the Museum of Mexico City in October 2006. The World Wall © Judith Baca.
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