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FUTURA 2000: BREAKING OUT The Bronx Museum 8 September 2024–30 March 2025 New York
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FUTURA 2000: BREAKING OUT is a retrospective of this singular artist’s evolution from early graffiti art styles to his current practice of contemporary abstraction. The exhibition is the most comprehensive examination of FUTURA 2000’s five-decade career ever presented in his hometown of New York City. On view from Sunday, September 8 through March 30, 2025, BREAKING OUT showcases his sculptures, drawings, prints, studies, collaborations, and archival paraphernalia dating from the 1970s to the present, as well as new site-specific temporary installations.

FUTURA 2000’s practice today continues to bear his fascination with the aesthetics of science fiction and the space age. These interests led to his early adoption of sophisticated computer technology and video gaming. Utilizing spray paint with virtuosic precision, he creates abstract cosmic compositions on canvas. Refined lines are contrasted by mists of vibrant colors and gestural brush marks while large areas are left empty—allowing forms to float freely across the surface, suggesting the expansiveness of outer space. His recurring motifs include the atom shape, symbolizing perpetual motion; a crane or linear mark, indicating a moment of rupture; and the enigmatic Pointman, reminiscent of an alien presence.

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The Bronx Museum of the Arts is a leading contemporary art museum located on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York City, renowned for its bold architecture and diverse permanent collection focusing on American and international artists. It is celebrated for championing social justice, multiculturalism, and public accessibility through free admission and bilingual programming.

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1040 Grand Concourse
The Bronx
New York
United States
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Wednesday – Sunday
1 – 6pm
Closed Monday – Tuesday
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New York 1040 Grand Concourse, The Bronx
The Bronx Museum contemporary art institution in New York United States
The Bronx Museum
1040 Grand Concourse, The Bronx, New York, United States
+1 718 681 6000
http://www.bronxmuseum.org

Opening hours
Wednesday – Sunday
1 – 6pm
Closed Monday – Tuesday
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