Best visited at twilight when its neon colors have an inky blue sky backdrop, this installation is a collaborative work by mural artist David Guinn and light artist Drew Billiau with the financial help of Mural Arts and the Knight Foundation. It has transformed what was a crime-ridden alley where people illegally dumped trash into a thing of beauty.


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