Exhibition Details
While museum-goers elsewhere have celebrated these renowned sculptures honoring Bronxites for four decades, this is the first time a large group of these artworks will be exhibited together at home for the very people represented therein. This major survey exhibition mirrors the creative and loving residents of the South Bronx whose personal stories and innovative aesthetics both reflect and shape culture internationally.
Artist Details
Inspired and enabled by the people who live in the vibrant community where the Bronx Museum is located, local artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres have become world-famous for their portraits of their South Bronx neighbors. Ahearn and Torres are often praised for uplifting their subjects, thus representing social justice, diversity, dignity, and equity.
Location
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10456
Image: Detail from Banana Kelly Double Dutch, The Bronx, NYC, 1982, John Ahearn & Rigoberto Torres / courtesy of The Bronx Museum