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Angurria mural project in the Bronx

Overview

Dominican visual artist Néstor Omar García, professionally known as Angurria, has completed a large-scale mural in the South Bronx titled ‘Un MAR de Gente / From Every Shore’. The artwork covers the 29-story facade of the Morrisania Air Rights Houses, a NYCHA public housing complex.

Standing at over 260 feet, the mural is considered the tallest in the United States, surpassing a previous record held by German artist MadC in Miami. The piece depicts a woman with hair rollers, an image inspired by the artist’s childhood in Los Alcarrizos, Dominican Republic. The project serves as a tribute to Dominican and Caribbean identity within the New York diaspora.

The work was commissioned by Art Bridge, funded by MAC Cosmetics, and produced by Monumental, a public art production company from the Dominican creative group EPREI.

Entities

Art Bridge · Angurria · Bronx · NYCHA · New York City

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Angurria creates tallest mural in the United States in the Bronx

    Dominican artist Angurria has painted a record-breaking 260-foot mural in the Bronx, honoring Dominican and Latino heritage with a depiction of a woman in hair rollers.

  2. [CULTURE] 8 sources
    Angurria creates record-breaking mural in the Bronx

    Dominican artist Angurria is finishing a 260-foot mural in the Bronx, potentially setting a new U.S. record for the tallest mural.

Sources

16minutos.com · azuanoticias.com · bavarodigital.net · cayenamagazine.com · eldia.com.do · hoy.com.do · lan103fm.com · portadanacional.com · primicias.com.do · teleradioamerica.com