We Are The World, Spanish Harlem, New York

1985

Joseph Rodríguez

Associated Names
Joseph Rodríguez

Artist, American, born 1951

This is a photograph of a mural with urban graffiti artwork on a brick building facade. The mural features large text spelling out "We Are The World" in blue and red letters. The background of the mural contains abstract shapes and silhouettes of cityscape elements, such as buildings, in black and gray. Below the main text, there are additional phrases such as "We are the children, We are the world, We are the future..." written in white. This is surrounded by stylized representations of human figures and abstract forms. In the lower right, more text reads "Many Children Have Dream’s But no Opportunity to prove them." The graffiti includes individual tags like "W.A.B." and "A.F.C." The fire escapes on the building cast intricate shadows on the wall.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph Rodriguez; (Galerie Bene Taschen, Cologne); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: WE ARE THE WORLD, SPANISH HARLEM, NY 1985 / Joseph Rodriguez


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