New York / Puerto Rico
Monxo López is a curator of community histories, urban ecologist, and public historian.
CurrentlyCurator of Community HistoriesMuseum of the City of New York ↗Based in Mott Haven, the South Bronx. His work moves through public history, culture, urban life, and the politics of place.
Practice
A body of work rooted in place.
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Curatorial work
Exhibitions and public programs that make room for the histories, questions, and creative work of New Yorkers.
Land, development & public life
Work on how decisions about land, development, and the environment shape daily life in the South Bronx.
Writing & public thought
Essays, interviews, and conversations on land, justice, culture, and the South Bronx.
Where this comes from
“The city keeps its history in many places: in archives and collections, in art, in memory, and in the lives still unfolding around us.”
Selected dispatches