The title of Roy Anthony Shabla's rogue public art work "We Are Now" turns out to be prophetic. It was a work destined to be experienced only by the immediate present, as now it has been painted over, presumably by the city. Shabla was part of a group of local artists who were putting together a presentation of utility box concepts, organized by the Downey Arts Coalition. Other artists turned in sketches and brief statement, but Shabla decided to turn in a finished product. This originally stems from a city program started by city councilman Mario Guerra, in which the city hired a traffic engineering firm to hire painters to decorate utility boxes near the library as bookshelves, and at the four corners of the city with American flags. Local arts groups … Continue reading “We Are Now” Lives up to its name