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A ’90s Graffiti Artist Reflects on Bushwick: Adam Maldonado, Then And Now

Adam Maldonado is a 52-year-old Bushwick native and a graffiti artist since he was a teenager.

By Andy P. Smith

Jan. 10, 2017 · 4 min read

A ’90s Graffiti Artist Reflects on Bushwick: Adam Maldonado, Then And Now
Maldonado in Bushwick in the ’90s. All photos courtesy of Adam Maldonado.
Arts & Culture

A ’90s Graffiti Artist Reflects on Bushwick: Adam Maldonado, Then And Now

Adam Maldonado is a 52-year-old Bushwick native and a graffiti artist since he was a teenager.

· 4 min read
A ’90s Graffiti Artist Reflects on Bushwick: Adam Maldonado, Then And Now

Adam Maldonado is a 52-year-old Bushwick native and a self-described graffiti artist. When I chatted with him recently and the idea of making a comeback came up, he laughed: “At my age, there’s no coming back,” he says.

Maldonado has seen the neighborhood change dramatically over the decades. “We never had this diversity,” he says. “Back in the day it was only Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Blacks…

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