Murals send a message of hope in grim times

The Togetherness painting on the plywood panels protecting the windows of shuttered kitchenware store Sur La Table in Santa Monica, California.
The Togetherness painting on the plywood panels protecting the windows of shuttered kitchenware store Sur La Table in Santa Monica, California. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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LOS ANGELES • On Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, five artists gathered recently, with appropriate social distancing.

They painted Togetherness in huge letters vibrantly embellished across the plywood panels protecting the windows of shuttered kitchenware store Sur La Table.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 04, 2020, with the headline Murals send a message of hope in grim times. Subscribe