Bad Bunny: Together We Are America, in Barcelona

Seizing the moment after a high-visibility Super Bowl performance, street artist Alberto León created a wheatpaste titled “America” in Barcelona. The piece is tightly composed and references several of the instant memes that followed the event, touching on themes of unity, fulfilled promises, the cultural force of patriotic sports spectacle, and the racial tensions stirred by reactions on the political right. It shows Bad Bunny holding the hand of his younger self, offering him a replica of the Grammy he had received the week before, while a football of American unity is raised overhead, doves pass through the scene, and a bewildered Donald Trump stands nearby. Continue reading Bad Bunny: Together We Are America, in Barcelona at Brooklyn Street Art.