Judy Baca’s 'Hitting the Wall' mural is among a long list of Los Angeles artworks, including several other Olympic murals, painted over in violation of federal and state laws.
Judy Baca's mural,"Hitting the Wall," alongside the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles before it was recently and mysteriously painted over.
But Caltrans insists it is not the culprit and says the agency is willing to work with Baca to restore the artwork. Before she began work on the mural, Baca met with marathon runners and attended multiple races to develop the piece’s main character: one woman who represented the many female athletes the artist had encountered.“Hitting the Wall” was one of at least 10 large freeway murals commissioned by the International Olympic Committee 35 years ago. Only a handful remain intact.
The arts organization tried unsuccessfully to create a contract with the agency so it could more easily access the area and get paid for any repair work that was needed. Despite those efforts, no formal procedure has been created for mural maintenance in Caltrans’ jurisdiction, Rogel said. “While department staff may not be responsible for this, as members of the community, we are committed to making things right,” Bulinski said. “We plan to work with the artist and the Social and Public Art Resource Center to restore this historically significant mural.”Lauren Wonder, a spokeswoman for Caltrans, said some artists have agreed to have their Olympic murals painted over after excessive tagging outweighed the cost and time it would take to clean and maintain the artwork.
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