Street artists transform Park West district

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  Big-name graffiti artists paint the walls of downtown Miami. Park West developer Brad Knoefler is getting artists such as Shepard Fairey and Risk to decorate buildings in the area. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Artist Shepard Fairey, center, in white shirt, is putting a mural on the side of a building at the corner of Northeast 1st Avenue and 13th Street in Miami. He is shown with his crew Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, as they work. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Artist Shepard Fairey, foreground, is putting a mural on the side of a building at the corner of NE 1st Ave and 13th Street in Miami. He is shown with his crew Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 as they work. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Artist Shepard Fairey is putting a mural on the side of a building at the corner of Northeast 1st Avenue and 13th Street in Miami. He and his crew are shown Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 as they work. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  A color wash by artist Risk is seen Friday, November 30, 2012. Big-name graffiti artists are putting art on the walls of downtown Miami. Park West developer Brad Knoefler is getting artists such as Shepard Fairey and Risk to decorate buildings in the area. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff