Thursday, April 30, 2015

Before I Die Walls-Bucket List Public Art

Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Page B2, LOCAL NEWS section









Bucket list as art
   The artist Candy Chang, who will speak Thursday on “Better Cities: Transforming Public Spaces Through Art and Design” at Drexel University’s Mandell Theater, is known for her “Before IDie ...” walls. She created one on an 80-foot wall surrounding the construction site at the former University City High School at North 38th Street and Powelton Avenue. Hundreds of people have shared their personal wishes on the wall since. About 500 of the walls have been created in over 70 countries. Chang, a Taiwanese American, lives in New Orleans. She has done work with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program.
   CLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer

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