Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There)
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Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There)
A NEO INDIGENOUS SOLO EXHIBITION BY VICTOR “MARKA27” QUIÑONEZ
Curated by Kate Fowle
SEPTEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 10, 2025
Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery
The phrase “ni de aquí, ni de allá”, commonly used by bilingual, bicultural communities, forms the heartbeat of the exhibition: a declaration of dual belonging, of complex identity, and of a life shaped by both presence and displacement. Through original paintings, immersive installations, 3D sculptural works, and a curated soundscape, Marka27 invites audiences into a vibrant, layered world where street culture meets Indigenous tradition, and personal memory collides with collective truth.
Boston University Art Galleries presents Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There), a bold new solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez. Curated by internationally recognized curator Kate Fowle, the exhibition is on view September 5 through December 10, 2025, at BU’s Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery.
At the center of Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá is a deep exploration of identity shaped by immigration, incarceration, and resilience. The artist’s signature “Neo Indigenous” style merges graffiti, hip-hop, and Chicanx aesthetics with the visual languages of Mexican and Indigenous tradition. Handwoven rugs and cultural textiles appear throughout the exhibition not only as adornment, but as storytelling devices. They are embedded into paintings, draped over sculptural objects, and woven into immersive shrines, serving as both aesthetic and spiritual anchors. In elevating these materials, Quiñonez honors ancestral memory while reclaiming public space for voices too often erased. For visitors, this exhibition offers both sanctuary and provocation, challenging viewers to reflect on the humanitarian and social issues shaping the immigrant experience and inspiring a sense of pride, empathy, and action.
“Art gave me a voice when systems tried to silence it. This exhibition is about reclaiming power, about honoring where I come from while challenging the systems that try to define where I belong.”
The works on view include over a dozen original paintings that combine acrylic, oil, and custom textiles, with embellishments painted directly onto the gallery walls extending the artwork beyond the frame and into the space itself. A central immersive installation transforms the gallery into a reimagined botánica; part spiritual sanctuary, part neighborhood store featuring altars and shrines constructed from cultural textiles, flowers, devotional objects, and everyday items reimagined through an artistic lens, including repurposed coolers. Evoking the Latinx spaces where healing, ritual, and commerce converge, this faux botánica blends the sacred and the street to honor resilience, memory, and community.
Additional sculptural works include reimagined paleta (ice cream) carts and large-scale resin paleta sculptures, including a dramatic hanging chandelier crafted from faux acrylic Mexican popsicles.
ABOUT VICTOR “MARKA27” QUIÑONEZ
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez is a renowned international visual artist who is known for his diverse works that intersect contemporary art, graffiti, vinyl toys, fashion and design, and art activism. His public art street murals are a continuation of his heritage and connection to the Mexican Masters Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Siqueiros, who are referred to as “los tres grandes” (the three great ones). His work is inspired by the empowerment of marginalized communities and the fight for representation.
Marka27’s artistry encompasses paintings, murals, drawings, mix-media pieces, and private commissions for major brands. His robust palette combines elements of street and pop culture with Mexican and Indigenous aesthetics, which he has coined as his signature look, “Neo Indigenous.” Marka27’s work has cemented his place in graffiti and street art history, and he has flourished as a product designer, gallery artist, toy designer, and more.
Internationally recognized for his dynamic visual language, Marka27 has exhibited globally and collaborated with major brands while creating landmark public art in cities across the U.S. He is a Frieze Los Angeles Impact Prize winner (2025) and a Right of Return and Art for Justice Fellow (2023, 2024), using his platform to amplify narratives around immigration, incarceration, and identity. Through his art, Marka27 invites viewers into a vibrant space where heritage and urban expression powerfully coexist.
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Boston Art Review hails Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá as “immersive, bright, layered, and fully alive. Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez blends graffiti, hip-hop, Chicanx aesthetics, and pop culture in ways that feel both muralistic and intimate, but also a bit rebellious.”
Seen on the Greenway
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez’ “Elevar La Cultura,” (2025) an immersive sculptural installation featuring a twenty-two-foot-tall pyramid built from the objects of everyday hustle—ice coolers reborn as icons and fused with ancestral textiles, sacred symbols, and mural work, is on view at Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway through December 2025.
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez on Boston Public Radio
Quiñonez appeared on Boston Public Radio Live at the Boston Public Library on September 10, 2025, discussing his work with The Culture Show’s Jared Bowen.
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Photos by Tim Correira
