Latinx Murals of Pilsen

Latinx Murals of Pilsen is a resource for scholarship, teaching, and discovery that explores public art and murals in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

Hundreds of murals adorn the streets of Pilsen on the Lower West Side of Chicago. Important on purely aesthetic terms, these artworks also speak to themes of academic study that examine struggles over space and belonging in American cities. These include “white flight,” ethinic succession, faith, and gentrification. Many of the murals explicitly deal with issues and problems affecting members of the Pilsen community, such as human migration, the hyper-policing of Latinx communities, deportation, and poverty. Pilsen’s streets represnt a dynamic living laboratory in which to explore these themes and this site is dedicated to providing in-depth information on particular murals and their creators.

On this website, you will find comprehensive information, in the form of images, essays, oral histories, and interviews, on the Pilsen murals, the artists who created them, and the themes they vividly depict. Use the tabs to explore murals, artists, or self-guided tours. You can also find some interesting archival images by following the archives tab.

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