He has been described in a recent issue of
ARTnews as a “conceptualist” regarding his show at The Winkleman Gallery. described his show, “Art Burn,” an International contemporary art expo & immolation, as a “bonfire of the art vanities” and the
Miami Herald declared it “a funky Basel sideshow.”
The New York Times described his previous exhibition, “Post No Bills,” a street art gallery installation in
Long Island City as “audacious.” The
Brooklyn Rail describes El Celso as “a street artist with a taste for experimentation, a knack for making things happen and a predilection for drawing colorful naked women.” His figurative drawings, paintings and original works on
Plexiglas were also the subject of a documentary series, “The Streets of New York,” which was broadcast on
NHK in
Japan in 2008. His work is also featured in numerous publications, street art books and web sites. ==Press articles and bibliography==