5 corners was home for my childhood into my 30's, and still feels like it. I can walk into the laundromat and get all caught up on the latest chisme of the block and telenovelas. I can grab an overpriced beer at the liquor store and be short changed, because that’s what the homie does, everyone knows it.
Hudson County is the place where I would steal street signs, paint on them and put them back up on the poles. It is the place where I spent many nights hanging out on a corner. So it is only fitting that I showcase a series of street signs in Hudson County, where it all started. This series highlights some of my favorite wheatpastes and unique collaborations. You can view the artwork here.
Join me for the opening of The Corner at Deep Space Gallery in Jersey City, NJ – August 26th 7-11pm.
Deep Space Gallery
77 Cornelison Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
“The corner has a place for them, every last soul… all are necessary in the world of the corner. In this place only, they belong. In this place only, they know what they area, why they are, and what it is that they are supposed to do. Here, they almost matter. The corner world is what’s left to serve up truth and power, money and meaning. It gives life and takes life. It measures all men as it mocks them. It feeds and devours the multitudes in the same instant. Amid nothing, the corner is everything.” The Corner, David Simon and Ed Burns