Kim Newport Mimran and Joe Mimran are opening the doors of a new gallery and artistic hub called the Cultural Goods Gallery. The first exhibition of the gallery titled FROM SAMO©… TO SAMO©… EVOLUTION OF STREET: ART & TYPE will highlight the work of New York-based artist Al Diaz. The show opens to the public on October 29th and ends on December 17th. Curated by Grace Zeppilli and Jason Halter, the exhibition features a collection of work spanning Diaz’s forty-year career, from his early-teen graffiti collaboration with Jean-Michel Basquiat to his later prolific text-based collage works.

“Cultural Goods Gallery is a reflection of our decades of learning, collecting and collaborating with artists from around the world. The gallery is a home for pursuing creative expressions and connecting people who feel inspired by new ideas.” says Kim Newport Mimran, Co-Founder of Cultural Goods Gallery, “We are thrilled to begin this journey with Al Diaz, a talented artist who is part of the fabric of contemporary pop culture.”

This exhibition also includes new artworks by Toronto-based artists Javid Jah, Danilo Deluxo McCallum, Nicolas ‘Alfalfa’ Sanchez, and Kizmet, whose unique & distinct styles express the multifarious evolution of street art that is flourishing in cities all over the globe, including Toronto.