Mare139 is a native New Yorker who began his art career by painting graffiti on trains in 1976. In 1985 he revolutionized the art form by creating a novel sculpture idiom. The first ever visual art commission for HHTF, Freestyle Archityper 2 embodies Mare 139’s vision for a series of ‘sculptural interventions’ in public & private spaces to incite community dialog about contemporary urban art and its affect on our landscape.
Opening: 10.05 | 7:30p – 10:30p
Venue: Raw Space Gallery 148 11th Ave. 21St-22nd St.
Price: FREE to the Public
Meet the Artist: ‘Pioneers are the first to see it… and the last to be seen’. A Conversation with Carlos Mare139 Rodriguez
Join Mare139 in a walk around the Raw Space Gallery as he discusses his process and narrative as a sculptor. Mare will also share a series of slides spanning two decades of his sculptural work. Structured as an informal conversation, this is a unique opportunity for the general public to engage in dialogue with one of Hip-Hop’s true pioneers
Meet the Artist: 10.09 | 3p – 5p
Venue: Raw Space Gallery 148 11th Ave. 21St-22nd St.
Price: FREE to the Public
More info: www.mare139.com