Exclusive: SinXero announces
home gallery plans for 2020
BY ALEX MITCHELL
One of the east Bronx’s
most unique artists is setting
up a home studio, open to the
public.
Pelham Bay’s John Beltran,
better known as SinXero
has spent the past few months
of the year fl ipping his garage
at 1315 Crosby Avenue into an
open gallery called ‘SinXero
Contemporary’ using a great
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Artist SinXero pretends to speak on a dial phone from one of his displayed
scultpures. SinXero
deal of local, historical artifacts.
Prior to this new project,
SinXero had an artist’s
residency at the Huntington
Free Library in Westchester
Square.
It was there that he acquired
many of the historic
items which are now part of
his new works hanging in the
home studio.
SinXero used excess antique
wallpaper, archived
newspapers, books, cassette
players and much more from
the library for his newest creations
in addition to cornices
from the Bronx County Courthouse
that date back to the
very early 1930s.
He also dug up photo negatives
of Bronx planning documents
that’s historical value
is considered to be almost off
the charts.
These glass, rare images
range from the original draft
of the Highbridge to a proposed
overpass of East Tremont
Avenue and more will be
shown publically in the gallery,
illuminated by an accompanying
sculpture of vintage
light bulbs and a dial phone
that came out of Huntington.
“I wanted to bring the old
and the young together,” he
said in regards to his recent
creations.
While the space may seem
claustrophobic at eight feet
high, 17-feet long and nearly
nine feet wide, SinXero plans
to have up to 20 works, mostly
containing these historical
elements on display upon the
gallery’s completion.
“I haven’t seen any other
artists do this,” he said excitedly
about the new project.
“If you have the means, you
should open something to the
public to give back,” the artist
continued mentioning that the
gallery should open in early
2020.
SinXero is also planning
a Bronx solo show along with
Cusp NYC, who represents
him on the reputable art site,
Artsy.com.
Learn more about all of his
projects at sinXero.com.
SinXero’s garage with its left side displaying art while its right is still being
used as a workspace. Schneps Media/ Alex Mitchell
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