In our current SPRING 2024 Quarterly, we spoke with the legendary graffiti artist Lee Quiñones on the creation of a new book and upcoming solo show to celebrate his 50 years of artmaking and his illustrious career. Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Quinquagenary, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the legendary career of New York artist Lee Quiñones. Quiñones made a name for himself while still in his teens with bold, whole-car subway pieces and handball court murals that often incorporated poetry, aphorisms, or sarcasm alongside explosive, comic-inflected imagery. Quiñones pioneered a particular East Coast style that found its zenith on the moving metal canvases of the MTA. The artist continues to innovate in paintings and drawings that employ…