MMoA To Present “Gateway: From Graffiti To Gallery”

The Mobile Museum of Art (MMoA) will open a new special exhibition, GATEWAY: From Graffiti to Gallery, on September 1. Featuring 28 significant works from some of the most influential names in contemporary street art, MMoA will serve as the exclusive host venue for this yearlong event. The exhibit is presented in collaboration with Masterworks and Level & Co. Gallery. It traces the origin and evolution of a movement that transformed global visual culture. It will open with 1980s New York street art pioneers Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. It will advance to contemporary artists Banksy and KAWS, demonstrating how today’s leading street art voices pay homage to and build upon their predecessors. MMoA says that, together, these five artists have redefined how art operates in the modern world. MMoA will host public programming beginning in 2026 with monthly gallery tours led by Executive Director Jon Carfagno, a graffiti-themed Family Day on October 24, teen mural workshops and film screenings. Programming continues into 2027 with an art talk featuring Kenny Scharf in the spring and a GATEWAY-themed Art After Dark on July 22, 2027.