page_title: René Moncada
hierarchical_section_title: René Moncada
caption_attribution_description: English: Rene "I AM THE BEST ARTIST" Moncada enters New York's Museum of Modern Art the day of his "E Vent", whereby he claimed his artwork titled "Vent Elation" on permanent display as part of the museum's collection, May 5, 1988.
context_page_description: René Moncada is a South American-born artist living in the United States of America. He is best known for a series of murals undertaken in New York City's SoHo neighborhood between the late-1970s to early-1990s which spelled out the proclamation I AM THE BEST ARTIST René. He is also separately known for controversial artwork such as Sex and Violence, which depicts a cross with a vagina at its center, and as an outspoken opponent of censorship in the arts.
context_section_description: René Moncada (also René IATBA or simply René; born 1943) is a South American-born artist living in the United States of America. He is best known for a series of murals undertaken in New York City's SoHo neighborhood between the late-1970s to early-1990s which spelled out the proclamation I AM THE BEST ARTIST René. He is also separately known for controversial artwork such as Sex and Violence, which depicts a cross with a vagina at its center, and as an outspoken opponent of censorship in the arts.
caption: Entering New York's MoMA, 1988.
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