Jaime Muñoz: Artists go bumper to bumper at Frieze with auto-themed works

José da Silva, The Art Newspaper, February 15, 2020

 

Jaime Muñoz,  LA Commute, 2020, The Pit.

 

The Pit Boys and their toys. Car culture is alive and kicking with this pimped-up painting of a Toyota truck, which is a “recurring motif” in the works of Jaime Muñoz, says The Pit gallery director Adam D. Miller. The car is perceived as a symbol of value and desirability by young Latinos, Miller adds, and the Pomona-based artist often restores trucks in his spare time. The acrylic painting, finished with flocking and glitter, sold for $9,000 to a local Los Angeles collector during the fair’s VIP preview on Thursday.

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