The Museum of Graffiti is proud to present Signs of the Times, a solo exhibition by Miami-based artist Weerdo. Born in Mexico City and raised in Homestead, Florida, Weerdo has built a reputation for his raw visual language that blends graffiti style-writing with deeply rooted cultural symbolism. His work embodies the grit of the streets while honoring the ancestral memory of Mexico, creating a dialogue that feels both timeless and urgent.
Signs of the Times is a series of striking new works painted on reclaimed street signs. Once meant to control, direct, or restrict, these municipal objects are transformed into canvases of resistance, voice, and reclamation. By intervening on these symbols of authority, Weerdo flips their meaning, by turning instruments of regulation into declarations of identity and heritage. Alongside these works, the exhibition also features early paintings, new mixed media pieces, and a site-specific installation that immerses viewers in the full scope of his practice.
Influenced by the punk and hip-hop cultures that shaped his youth, Weerdo grew-up studying the graffiti of Miami crews like STV, WH, and LTW. He began tagging in high school and soon developed a bold, confrontational style rooted in traditional style writing and shaped by his Mexican heritage. His visual language is steeped in Mesoamerican iconography: skulls drawn from the Aztec tzompantli, feathers, snakes, and pyramids emerge throughout his pieces. Each motif carries a history of sacrifice, power, and survival, while his graffiti style-writing grounds the work firmly in the culture of the streets. This collision of ancient symbolism and contemporary graffiti results in art that both preserves cultural identity and challenges systems of erasure.
Signs of the Times arrives in a moment when immigrants, particularly those of Mexican and Latin American descent, continue to face vilification and misrepresentation. Against this backdrop, Weerdo’s work stands as an act of resistance, affirming the dignity and complexity of Mexican identity. As Museum curator Alan Ket explains, “Through his art, he offers a counter-story—one rooted in sacrifice, culture, and unrelenting presence. Hosting Weerdo and showcasing his art flips the government’s narrative on its head and reminds us of the great history of Mexico and its artists.”
Through his unique use of street materials and visual language, Weerdo invites viewers to reflect on sacrifice, survival, and the ongoing fight for visibility. Signs of the Times is not only an exhibition of paintings and installations, it is a reminder that graffiti remains one of the most powerful tools for reclaiming space, telling untold stories, and keeping culture alive.
