“People don’t normally look at me walking down the street and go, ‘Oh, that’s definitely a potter,’” said 2020 Fellow Roberto Lugo (@robertolugo215) in @nytimes. Lugo has work in “Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room” at @metmuseum: https://t.co/ZME98F01ut
“I would eat my lunch on the steps of the museum, but it was $12 to get in, so I couldn’t afford it,” Mr. Lugo said. “And now I have a piece in the collection.”
Feeling so proud of our alum Roberto Lugo (MFA '14), featured in the NYTimes this morning . .
https://t.co/RXynPSuXG5
“I’m thinking about how hard it was for me as a Puerto Rican going to college for ceramics,” said the artist Roberto Lugo. “Every single day people would stop me and ask if they could see my ID. They didn’t believe that I was a student.” https://t.co/9gwPNGD8TT
“I see myself as an Afro-Latino, and I’ve always found inspiration from my Black ancestors”
Self-proclaimed 'ghetto potter and activist” @robertolugo215
His genre-defying work in 'Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room' opens Nov 5 @metmuseum via @nytimes
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This Thursday Roberto Lugo ('12 Ceramics) is visiting campus to have a candid conversation about building a career as a studio artist! The event is exclusive to KCAI students. @robertolugo215#visitingartist
Ceramic artist Roberto Lugo grew up in North Philadelphia, a neighborhood better known for poverty & crime than for pottery. The 40-year-old artist's transformative ceramics are a modern take on classic design, featuring the faces of his personal heroes. https://t.co/Q2T0HwWv5F