Graffitipalooza in The Bronx
David Gonzalez writes in the New York Times about a meeting of 15 legendary graffiti artists who descended on a street in the South Bronx.
Gonzalez on Kodak and life in the South Bronx
David writes on the NY Times Lens blog about Kodak’s bankruptcy and how the company played a important role in documenting life in the South Bronx. The article also links back to a second one where David discussed in depth revisiting his old negatives and the time he spent documenting the streets of his youth. [...]
David Gonzalez Talks About Life in the South Bronx
David Gonzalez talks with Ricky Flores about the Longwood neighborhood where they once lived. The interview took place last November on Prospect Avenue on the day that TATS Cru finished their mural honoring Dra. Evelina Antonetty, the founder of United Bronx Parents.
Coquito Wishes and Tropical Dreams
Los Seis Wish All of You Six Times the Happiness in the Coming Year.
Happy Puerto Rican Discovery Day
Twenty five years after her death, Dra. Evelina Antonetty was honored with a new TATS CRU mural outside of United Bronx Parents, the groundbreaking community and social-services group she founded. Bio, Nicer and BG executed their masterpiece using several iconic black and white South Bronx photos supplied by Joe Conzo, Antonetty’s grandson. Among [...]
A Hayes Alum Makes Good
Seis Del Sur’s very own David Gonzalez has been inducted into the Cardinal Hayes High School Hall of Fame in the Bronx. David graduated from the school in 1975 and went on to be journalist with the New York Times and is now co-editing the Lens blog for the paper. According to the website [...]
Enfoco: An Evening of Art and Cocktails
Enfoco is close to realizing a dream of a national traveling exhibition and a book. Miriam Romais, Executive Director of Enfoco explains below; “We received an “American Masterpiece” grant from NEA, (National Endowment for the Arts), but are still quite a ways from meeting the full match for our Permanent Collection project, and this after [...]
Joey Snaps in Sofia (That’s Bulgaria)
From the Boogie Down to Bulgaria, Sen~or Snaps worked his continental magic Bronx Style, which classic pix of the Cold Crush Back in the Day, and then some. Not to be outdone by the smoove days frozen through Conzo’s relentless chronicling of the Cold Crush (and rivals), he turned the cameras on Steffan “Mr. [...]
Los Seis In The Place To Be – The NYT
Last week, Los Seis drew another curious crowd, eager to learn about the hidden history of the SBX and our peeps. Some 100 pepole – from activists to artists and journalists – filled the 15th Floor conference room at the NY Times, where Los Seis had a slide show followed by a feisty dicussion. The [...]
Los Seis Got Some Splainin’ to Do at the New York Times
‘Splainin Los Seis for ‘Spanic Heritage Month The New York Times Latino Affinity Group has invited Los Seis to do a slide show and panel discussion on our South Bronx images. Learn how we cris-crossed the same streets in the 80s, unknown to each other, compiling an insider’s archive of life in this hectic, crazy, [...]