In this edition of The Un-Private Collection conversation series, artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres will speak with moderator Joe Lewis about the cornerstone of community and its influence on their practice and careers, including their early work at Fashion Moda, the South Bronx gallery co-founded by Lewis in 1978. Fashion Moda operated outside the traditional art gallery district emerging in Soho at the time. The venue provided a platform for exchanges between downtown Manhattan artists, graffiti writers, and Bronx residents, encouraging the production of creative art unhampered by the contemporary art market and academic art training. The conversation is presented concurrently to The Broad’s installation of Ahearn’s work in our third-floor galleries as well as their exhibition at The Bronx Museum and their artist residency at Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles.
