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David Flores x Phil Stern

Acclaimed urban artist David Flores and 92-year-old Hollywood photographer Phil Stern make a very unusual duo. However, the two defy their generation gap and collaborated for a highly anticipated show at The Phil Stern Gallery titled “The Beginning of an Era.” Flores creatively manipulated Stern’s iconic images of stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Louis Armstrong, James Dean and Frank Sinatra giving them the famous “Flores treatment,” Hollywood glamour meets a postmodern aesthetic.

Stern’s timeless photos are adorned with very modern touches, creating a new brand of pop art. Despite the difference in age, backgrounds and mediums the two artists have created an amazing show by finding the balance between giving the images a new life while also preserving the integrity of the photos. To anyone that has tried to explain street art to an older generation, it is relieving, to see such different artists collaborate in such an innovative way. Stern and Flores’ truly exhibits the power of art to unite people.