Episode 02: Yogafied - Martin Wong -Attorney Street (Handball Court with Autobiographical Poem by Piñero) - 1982-84
Martin Wong - Attorney Street (Handball Court with Autobiographical Poem by Piñero) - 1982-84
Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker discuss Attorney Street (Handball Court with Autobiographical Poem by Piñero); a language packed and illustrative painting of 80’s era Lower East Side by a lesser known artist, Martin Wong, from 1984.
Our Art Pantry entry of the week is Canvas.
Our Art Assignment is to make a work of art based on something found within your four blocks (or four walls).
In this episode, we discuss Martin Wong’s time in, and inspiration from, the crumbling New York City of the 1980s. Topics include: Boutique Yoga Studios and a multitude of Jerry Seinfelds over running NYC throughout the decades. Hey Arnold. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists thumbing their noses at the conventional art genres. The first-ever Graffiti museum. Wong’s short life and interest in the people around him. And some groans for the Supreme x Martin Wong collection.
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Attorney Street (Handball Court With Autobiographical Poem by Piñero) 1982-84, Oil on Canvas
Miguel Piñero and Martin Wong
Traffic Signs for the Hearing Impaired, 1982
Howard the Duck, 1988 by Lee George Quinones - from The Martin Wong Graffiti Collection
Martin Wong 1985
Overview of post-war Berlin, 1940
Lower East Side, 1979
Still from Hey Arnold!
