Early Years
Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada immigrated with his family to the US in 1970 and relocated to North Plainfield, New Jersey. While in college, he became aware of the power of art and its ability to impact the community.
Rodriguez-Gerada's art career started in the early 90s when he became a founder of the culture jamming movement in New York City as a member of the art groups Artfux and Cicada Corps of Artists.
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“In the true sense one’s native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.”
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The same restive ceremony replaced the limited years between,
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