Cholo Writing Latino Gang Graffiti In Los Angeles Cinema Starring on three covers

Starring on three covers

filled with photos by Johannes Schwartz - fully documenting the installation

sketching and recording by British artist Nigel Shafran from 1984-2024

The Drawer is all drawings

But we’re beyond that

Cholo Writing Latino Gang Graffiti In Los Angeles Cinema Starring on three coversCholo Writing is the 20th century's oldest form of graffiti, a Mexican American phenomenon evident in Los Angeles long before the appearance of tags and pieces in the late 1960s New York. It has had a major influence on the visual expressions of Californian popular culture, including the lowrider, surf, skate and hip hop movements. Placas are territorial inscriptions created to define a gang's turf, a genuine, constantly evolving urban calligraphy