featured project
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, Elevar La Cultura NYC
Project Team Members (Powerhouse Arts Staff): Daniel Quinn, Cuba, Onyelukachukwu Haidome, Devon Petrovits, Alec Reed, Hana Jackson, Brittni Collins, Jeremy Gender
Commissioner/Funder/Presenter(s): The Shed
Materials: Steel, plywood, coolers, various textiles and spiritual objects
Dimensions: 21′ H x 15′ L x 15′ W
Photo: Gary Judkins
project overview
Elevar La Cultura is an immersive sculptural installation featuring a twenty-foot-tall Mayan pyramid built from the objects of everyday hustle—ice coolers reborn as icons and infused with ancestral textiles, sacred symbols, and mural work. The monumental structure is a powerful tribute to the beauty and resilience of immigrant street vendors.
artist biography
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez is a Mexican-born, Brooklyn-based artist whose bold “Neo Indigenous” aesthetic merges street culture with ancestral tradition. With roots in graffiti and street art, his work spans large-scale murals, fine art, design, sculpture, and installations—each piece a vivid reflection of cultural pride, social justice, and community empowerment. Internationally recognized for his dynamic visual language, Marka27 has exhibited globally and collaborated with major brands while creating landmark public art in cities across the United States. He is a Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize winner and a Right of Return and Art for Justice Fellow, using his platform to amplify narratives around immigration, incarceration, and identity. Through his art, Marka27 invites viewers into a vibrant space where heritage and urban expression powerfully coexist.
Photos: Gary Judkins
