Eric Drooker "Naked City"

02/01/2025 58 min Temporada 7 Episodio 9
Eric Drooker "Naked City"

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Eric Drooker, is a visionary artist whose work bridges street art, fine art, and graphic novels. Eric’s creations have earned a place in renowned institutions like the Whitney Museum, MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Library of Congress.Eric’s groundbreaking Flood!: A Novel in Pictures won the American Book Award, and his follow-up, Blood Song, is being adapted into a major motion picture. Now, after eight years in the making, he’s back with Naked City: A Graphic Novel, a masterful work that tells the story of three bohemians—a painter, a street dancer, and an aspiring musician who are struggling to create and survive in NYC. .Eric shares his vision of painting New York City vertically, capturing the towering energy and complexity of the cityscape in a way that few can. This is Eric Drooker, The Native New Yorker.