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Guerrilla artist Ron English: 'You trade your health for art'

The New York street artist has created a new line of masks with a political edge, the latest step in a career filled with provocation

If you see people walking around wearing creepy skeleton face masks, you can blame Ron English.

The New York artist recently released a new line of masks with the Chicago-based company Threadless, with a portion of the proceeds going to MedShare, a charity that provides personal protective equipment to first responders.

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