Black Lives Matter art in Portland, Oregon

The George Floyd mural in Portland, Oregon, June 2020
Murals on boarded windows of Apple Pioneer Place

Many artworks related to the Black Lives Matter movement were created in Portland, Oregon, United States, during local protests over the murder of George Floyd and other Black Americans. Oregon Arts Watch contextualized the artistic works, stating that a "whitewashed pre-COVID lens" on American life, which obscured systemic racism, had been "cracked",[1] and describing artists' response to racial violence being brought into the public eye was a "marathon, not a sprint".[2]

  1. ^ Jankowski, Andrew; Maurice, Safiyah (August 20, 2020). "The lens is cracked: Art and protest in the summer of 2020". Oregon Arts Watch. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Hicks, Bob (July 30, 2020). "Through the tear gas, darkly". Oregon Arts Watch. Retrieved September 14, 2020.