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On the Street and in the Studio with LNY
Layqa Nuna Yawar
is an artist based in Newark, NJ, known internationally for his large-scale, community-based murals. His work often centers the complex narratives of BIPOC communities throughout the world. We recently visited Layqua in his studio to hear the tale of this multidisciplinary storyteller.
Tell me about the beginnings of your relationship with visual art and your journey as an artist.
I was born in Equador, and immigrated to the United States when I was 14. In high school, I was always drawing, but I planned to study psychology. Then, I took an art class my senior year, and realized this was something I could do.
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Elite
Recommended by Enuka Okuma, actor and writer, Workin’ Moms
“I can’t believe I’m outing myself with this one, but damn if this wasn’t the best guilty pleasure of the pandemic. I’m telling you,
Elite came to play: maybe it was vicariously traipsing through Spain in the summer or soaking up the gorgeous interiors of the Spanish upper class, or perhaps it was the surprisingly solid acting and murderous plot intrigue that kept me coming back for three seasons. Oh, and it’s raunchy AF.”
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