DRAW is the largest contemporary drawing exhibition to emerge from New York City. It is a must-see art exhibition featuring original drawings by more than 350 artists influenced by the illustration, graffiti, tattoo, literature, design, animation, skateboard, music, psychedelic art worlds. The show is a tribute to the often-underrated but fundamental building block of visual and graphic art: the drawing.

After four years of gallery exhibitions, DRAW will have it’s museum debut at Museo de la Ciudad de Mexico, one of MexicoCity’s finest museums. The opening is on June 19, 2010 and will exhibit through August 15, 2010. To coincide with the exhibition, the museum will be publishing a book for worldwide distribution to contemporary museum bookstores around the world. Carlo McCormick, one of the most respected art writers and curators in the U.S. will be writing an introductory essay for the book.

DRAW is curated by Erik Foss and Curse Mackey with guest curators Tim Barber, Miguel Calderon, Lisa Lebofsky, Jacaebor Kastor, Justin Giarla, Jamie O’Shea, Matt Campbell, Damian Weinkrantz, Les Barany, Sto, D* Face, Jonathan Levine, Tony Cox, and Anonymous Gallery Founder and Director, Joseph Ian Henrikson.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:  

R. Crumb , Dan Colen , DAZE , HR Giger , Chris Johanson , Terence Koh , Aurel Schmidt , Benjamin Cho , Alex Grey , Clive Barker , Robert Williams , Mark Ryden , Wes Lang , Eric White , Rich Jacobs , Barry McGee , Rick Griffin , Ron English , Neck Face , Tim Biskup , Ed Templeton , Benjamin Cho , Mark Gonzales , Jack Rudy , Derek Hess , David Byrne , Mark Dean Veca , Gerard Way , Karen O , Kevin Long/Spanky , Hank Williams III , WK Interact , Jose Manuel Schmill , Shawn Barber , Doze Green , Kevin Llewellyn , Bast , Tomokazu Matsuyama , Greg Lamarche , Swoon , Tom Sachs .