Justin Favela: Ghostin' | Project Room
Past exhibition
Overview
In Ghostin’, Favela creates the interior of the car of his dreams—a lowrider designed with autobiographical qualities.
Dovetailing with two other large scale installations opening in Denver this summer, Favela returns to the gallery for his second solo exhibition wherein he will transform the project room into an immersive, piñata-style interior of a lowrider.
Alluding to celebration and Mexican culture, Justin Favela’s iconic style uses traditional piñata craft materials to tackle complex conversations. In Ghostin’, Favela creates the interior of the car of his dreams—a lowrider designed with autobiographical qualities. With bright white interior and metallic accents, Ghostin’ features repeating rose and pinstripe paneling in homage to the Gypsy Rose, a pink 1964 Chevy Impala commonly agreed upon as the world’s most famous lowrider.
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Which Artists Are Everywhere in U.S. Museums?: Justin Favela is one of five figures that speak to our cultural moment
Justin Favela | Ben Davis, Artnet News September 19, 2024'Museums right now continue to be very focused on elevating minority voices—this is probably the central theme here. A rhetoric of community engagement and historical...Read more -
Justin Favela brings his inventive piñata-style art to three major Denver galleries this summer
Justin Favela | Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post June 26, 2023'Like most of Favela's piñata pieces, [Ghostin'] is full of fantasy, running floor-to-ceiling and overwhelming viewers with shapes and texture. But the piece is more...Read more
