New Bronx Museum of the Arts showcases the borough and all its swagger via bronxtimes
an experimental art space in the bustling Hub of the South Bronx which was at the onset of hip-hop and graffitiDuring the early ‘80s, Torres and Ahearn would open up shop on the sidewalks of the South Bronx and invite passersby to be live-cast in plaster. Having an art studio in the public sphere is not only reminiscent of the experimental happenings of the ‘60s, but it piqued the curiosity of those in the neighborhood.
“I was trying to compare it to my youth. You just didn’t go in some strange space, even if it was in public,” said co-curator, cultural viceroy and Bronx native, Ron Kavanaugh. “The fact that Rigo was there — he spoke Spanish.” Ahearn and Torres’ portraits are thoughtful and tell a story while literally capturing a moment in time. Painted with acrylic, the colors of the plaster casts are realistic and personify their subjects, brining life to the lifeless.
“People don’t see what I see. Then when they see the work, they think, ‘wow, I never thought that my figure would be in a museum,’ and that makes me happy,” Torres says in his Puerto Rican Spanish. “It’s what brings me joy.”
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