First published: September 2025
Paul Deo's mural in New York’s Harlem is a tribute to Black history’s stars and heroes, an expression of spirituality, and a mainstay of the community
On the corner of New York’s 126th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, just around the block from the world-famous Apollo Theater, is Paul Deo’s Planet Harlem, a 40-plus foot mural that he started in 2012 as an ode to his community. Part Afrofuturist cosmology, part folk-art pantheon of Black heroes, its overt novelty belies the seriousness of its creator’s intent.
adjacent to the Apollo theatre, the mural is a famous landmark which attracts tourists to the area
By BRIAN CHIDESTER
This is an article extract; read the full article in Raw Vision 124.
