Photo credit: Gerard Ellis, “Backyard (Afternoon of Disasters),” Gerard Ellis (2010)
El Museo, a New York City museum dedicated to Latino American arts, kicked off an exhibit last Tuesday focusing on graffiti and other urban art. The artwork includes work by 75 different artists and will be on display at seven different locations over the course of the next year.
Here’s a taste of some art that will be featured:
Janelle Iglesias, Bridge and Tunnel Kids Have More Fun, 2010.
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Irvin Morazan, Ghettoblaster Headdress, 2009.
The sculptures and paintings will be on display through January 2012.
For an interview with Curator Trinidad Fombella, go to amNewYork.
For more information on the venues and artist, go to the official El Museo page.
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