Museum of Graffiti Gives Angel "LA2" Ortiz Miami Art Week 2026 Solo Show
Angel "LA2" Ortiz, a writer from Alphabet City who partnered with Keith Haring for six years, will be showcased in LA2: Writing History, which opens on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at the Museum of Graffiti in Wynwood during Miami Art Week 2026. This exhibition celebrates the museum's seventh anniversary, as it initially opened in December 2019 during Art Basel week. Born in 1966 and raised in the Baruch Projects, Ortiz was involved with the crews BTW and TNS. His collaboration with Haring created a unique visual language recognized worldwide. Co-founder Alan Ket emphasized Ortiz's significant role in graffiti's global expansion. Ortiz remains in New York, where he paints as a form of therapy. The museum, established in 2019, focuses on graffiti art.
Key facts
- LA2: Writing History opens Wednesday 2 December 2026 at the Museum of Graffiti in Wynwood, Miami
- The show is the museum's Miami Art Week 2026 centrepiece and lands on its seventh anniversary
- The Museum of Graffiti first opened during Art Basel week in December 2019
- Angel "LA2" Ortiz was born in 1966 and grew up in the Baruch Projects in Alphabet City, New York
- Ortiz wrote with the crews BTW (Born To Write) and TNS (The Non-Stoppers); LA2 is short for Little Angel 2
- At fourteen he began a six-year collaboration with Keith Haring
- Co-founders Alan Ket and Allison Freidin founded the museum in 2019 at 276 NW 26th Street
- Past Art Week editions featured surprise performances by Fat Joe and Rick Ross, with Will Smith and French Montana among guests
Entities
Artists
- Angel "LA2" Ortiz
- Keith Haring
- Alan Ket
- Allison Freidin
- Lee Quiñones
- Futura
- Phase2
- Rammellzee
- Fat Joe
- Rick Ross
- Will Smith
- French Montana
Institutions
- Museum of Graffiti
- Museum of Graffiti Artist Studios
- Wynwood Art Gallery
- BTW (Born To Write)
- TNS (The Non-Stoppers)
- Art Basel
- Art Plugged
Locations
- Miami
- United States
- Wynwood
- New York
- Alphabet City
- Baruch Projects
- 276 NW 26th Street