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Analysis Of The Clarion Alley Mural Project

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Clarion Alley is a small street in San Francisco between Streets and 17th and 18th streets, connecting Mission and Valencia streets. It’s filled with various murals, created by the Clarion Alley Mural Project. Some of the murals clearly represent deep thoughts and ideas, while some are quite confusing. But most of them shows a zeitgeist, either during the time the murals was painted or in the future. The murals, represented here are those speak about the past, the present and the future. And around the topics of creating the future, preserving the past, and protecting the community. In the bottom left corner is a mural, says “HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT”. It is a statement that many might think of but never become a right, at least not in the

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