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Uptown Artist – Marthalicia Matarrita

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. How has growing up Uptown influenced your art work? A. Growing up in Uptown Manhattan, has influenced my art, and it started with music. I remember being young and watching Video Music Box with Uncle Ralph…

El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 – Meet COPE 2

The (S) Files 2011: Meet COPE 2 from EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO on Vimeo. For more info: http://elmuseo.org/ Check out: El Museo’s Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 – Meet Marela Zacarías Click here to see pics from the S-Files…

Scars of Love: The SCAR Project @ Openhouse Gallery

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) All photos by John Mazlish. It has now has been 3 years since Eileen Z. Fuentes, my young wife and the mother of my 3 daughters was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. On the fateful day,…

Uptown Artist – Emil Baez

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Q. What are some of the things you love about living Uptown? A: The feeling of being family is what I love about living Uptown. Everyone looks out for one another. Even if they are…

When Brooklyn Invades Uptown – The Recap

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Photography by Ruben Henriquez The Brooklyn Uptown connection was in full effect this past Wednesday at The Sound of Art’s (SOA) When Brooklyn Invades Uptown event held at Apt. 78. Not only were we treated…