philamuseum: Happy birthday to Roberto Lugo, who self-identifies as a ghetto potter, activist, cultu
philamuseum: Happy birthday to Roberto Lugo, who self-identifies as a ghetto potter, activist, culture-maker, rapper, spoken word poet, and educator. He blends his personal experiences of poverty, racism, and being a potter of color with historical ceramic forms, unapologetically inserting his own cultural perspective into a creative arena historically dominated by white makers. In updating ceramic discourse through representing people of color (activists, rappers, poets, politicians) as well as memorializing victims of police brutality and violence, Lugo’s work testifies to the triumphant and tragic lives contributing to history as it unfolds today. See two life-size works by Lugo on view in “New Grit: Art & Philly Now” through August 22. “Do you know how hard it is to get a black man through high school?,” 2019, by Roberto Lugo (Courtesy of the artist and Wexler Gallery)“Self Portrait as Street,” 2019, by Roberto Lugo (Courtesy of the artist and Wexler Gallery) -- source link