Philly-based artist and activist Roberto Lugo is reshaping the conversation around high and low art. Through his ceramic creations, Lugo explores the symbiotic relationship between art, design and culture, fusing classical pottery forms with the raw energy of contemporary street style.At New York’s R & Company, Lugo’s latest exhibition pays tribute to the enduring visual impact of Nike Air Force 1‘s on basketball and hip-hop through the 1980s and 90s.
Featuring the likes of LL Cool J, A Tribe Called Quest, Lauren Hill, Biggie and Run D.M.C., Lugo adorns his teapots in rich patchworks of colors, pattern, sculptural features and graffiti elements.By fusing Black cultural history with centuries-old ceramic traditions, Lugo redefines these objects – the sneaker and the teapot – as meaningful symbols of identity and collective culture, the gallery wrote.The exhibition is now on view through April 11th.
