hospital rooms and clinics are sterile for obvious reasons. decoration is usually sparse or non existent, consisting of medical paraphernalia and body charts, often stressing out waiting patients. juan tapia-mendoza, a pediatrician, former wall writer and co-founder of pediatrics 2000 is mixing traditional meds with the healing arts. hugo martinez, a gallery owner and friend encouraged dr. tapia-mendoza to share his clinic's walls to showcase graffiti art. restless kids can kill time coloring graffiti-themed coloring books.
we've all been there. sitting in our hospital gown, butt exposed to the wind, flipping through tattered old gossip rags. good bye twiddling thumbs, hello, art! i don't have a kid and am too old to be dr. tapia-mendoza's patient, but i'd like to make an appointment to check out tracy 168 and mosco's current works. brill! only in new york city...
don't miss the graffiti 207: art, medicine & design show opening october 8, starting at 6 p.m. the clinic is located at 515 west 207th street in the inwood section of new york city (half a block from the 1 train).
