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# Peruvian Adventures in Brooklyn, a Graphic Review
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/peruvian-adventures-in-brooklyn/
- Published: 2011-04-01T18:40:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:36:05.000Z
- Description: Many of you will know that I've been critical of the conventional art review and how it doesn't appear well suited to a lot of art that is produced today. So, in the interest of trying new art review forms, I've given a shot at using the graphic novel format for my review of Celso's ¡No Habla Españo
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Art, #image-position-hidden, celso, Graphic Novels, Pandemic Gallery, Peru, Review, Street Art, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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Many of you will know that I’ve been [critical of the conventional art review](https://hyperallergic.com/art-review-killer/) and how it doesn’t appear well suited to a lot of art that is produced today. So, in the interest of trying new art review forms, I’ve given a shot at using the graphic novel format for my review of Celso’s *¡No Habla Español!* at [Pandemic](http://www.pandemicgallery.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) Gallery in Williamsburg.

His graphic sensibility seemed a perfect fit for this style. I couldn’t resist producing a short review of the show in this pop culture-friendly form.

I admit I enjoyed creating this so you will probably see others pop up on future posts. Click the images below to enlarge the panels.

*Almost all the photos in the piece are by me, though I did use three photos by other people,* [*C-Monster*](http://c-monster.net/blog1/2011/03/13/celso-no-habla-espanol/?ref=hyperallergic.com) *and* [*New York Shitty*](http://www.newyorkshitty.com/bushwick/?p=54934&ref=hyperallergic.com) *… thanks bloggas.*

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