The Frontline Artist

Friday, October 14 , 2016 - 19:16 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

On October 13, Australian artist Guido van Helten completed a large-scale mural in Avdiyivka, an eastern Ukrainian town where fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops still takes place 2 1/2 years after the start of a conflict that has killed more than 9,600 people. RFE/RL’s Amos Chapple was granted exclusive access to an art project that was greeted with confusion by some locals — and delight by others. …read more

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