The Midtown Arts Common a leading organization in Midtown Manhattan dedicated to creatively shaping a more civil society through providing common space and both promoting the arts and supporting artists and patrons, partners with Boston Properties, a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) and one of the largest owners, managers and developers of Class A office properties in the United States, to introduce the art work of ELO Evan Gray Lorberbaum.
The Gallery is located inside the 53rd Street entry point to the iconic office space and in the public atrium.
Evan is a visual artist and paints under the moniker ELO with a diverse range of medium including acrylics, Spray paint, reclaimed objects and more. His style and artistic vision is heavily influenced by revolutionary artists of the recent past including Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock as well as contemporary pop role models including Jay Z, Shepard Fairey, Marc Ecko, KAWS and Pharrell.
His art and personal brand has been featured in exhibitions and galleries in New York and New Orleans and numerous retail stores. Some of his collectors include Giant's star Victor Cruz, R&B singer Mack Wilds and rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep. Evan was recently selected as one of the 20 New York regional semi-finalists in the 2014 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series.
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