We are Open/Floyd Justice
"We Are Open" along with "BLM" and "FLOYD JUSTICE" with flowers on a restaurant storefront. "No Justice, No Peace" has been written on the flower.
Painted in the context of intense conflict between protestors and police as well as extensive damage to businesses and structures in the adjacent area on 5/28/2020.
Naughty Greek
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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HS
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0114
2400 University Avenue West
Justice for George Floyd on Ace Hardware
Taped letters on plywood-covered windows. Reads "Justice for George Floyd" and "We Are Open."
Ace Hardware
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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SE
Froukje Akkerman
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0381
3805 Nicollet Ave.
Cocina Latina Restaurant
Cocina Latina Restaurant is covered in plywood boards, with several spray painted words and phrases throughout. These include "BLM," "No Justice No Peace," "We Are One," and "Justice for George."
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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SHL
University Rebuilds
MN
UAM-GF_0410
Cocina Latina Restaurant, 3764 Nicollet Ave
Demilitarize the Police BLM
Black spray-painted text on plywood. Reads "Demilitarize the Police," and below is matching text reading, "BLM."
Two buffs are on the plywood. Papers reading "We Are Open." are taped to the plywood at the front entrance.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0420
ALDI at Lyndale Ave S
Pink and Blue "Rest in Power" Throw-up
Spray-painted throw-up on black plywood. Pink text with purple and white shading reads "Rest in Power" and "BLM." Blue bubble letters with white shading reads "George Floyd" between the two former phrases.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0435
Vital Culture at 2443 Hennepin Ave
We Are Open
Mecca Linen boarded up with "We Are Open" written all over the plywood.
Mecca Linen
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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SHL
University Rebuilds
UAM-GF_0652
2500 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Holding Up The Earth
Six gloved hands holding up the Earth. A paper sign to the right reads "We Are Open."
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
UAM-GF_1012
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Free Us!
Painted panel: Abstract face wearing a triangular black hat with a star and a black bandanna. "Black Lives Matter" is on the bandanna. Cuffs with the Mexican flag are under the face. "FREE US!" in bold red letters.
"We Are Open" signs are on the doors of the building. Also, "A Slice of New York. We Are OPEN. Pizza."
BAP
A Slice of New York
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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SE
BAP (artist); Froukje Akkerman (photographer)
UAM-GF_1013
2407 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Purple "I Can't Breathe"
Purple bubble letters, "'I Can't Breathe' 2020."
White "WE ARE OPEN! VENTURE IN." sign over the work.
Alternative Bike & Board Shop
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
UAM-GF_1059
3013 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
“We are open” Graffiti
The phrase “We are Open” written in blue paint on the pavement of the parking lot of the Minneapolis Police Officers Federation. The building is boarded up on the front and a large, black, iron fence surrounds the parking lot. This phrase as well as several others on the pavement and plywood are written within the fenced-in area. Graffiti and stickers outside of the fence surrounding the building have been erased, covered up, or removed.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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NP
Photographer: Nicole Petersen
UAM-GF_2086
1811 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, USA