USUGROW "Organic Contrast" Exhibition @ Diesel Art Gallery

Cholo culture comes to Tokyo.

Japanese artist USUGROW is showing off his distinctive mix of calligraphy artwork at Diesel Art Gallery in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. Titled “Organic Contrast”, the exhibition runs until November 13 and is inspired by Los Angeles’ ‘Cholo’ culture through Usugrow’s distinctly Japanese lens. Go behind the scenes with the video above and catch a glimpse of the past 10 years of the artist’s career if you are in Tokyo in the coming week.

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