FUNKY BUS!!!! A New Era Begins: T.Y. 2012

Please Check out my new blog- linked to my WEBSITE:

WWW.TRANQUIYANQUI.COM

All future posts will appear here.
here's the latest:
http://www.tranquiyanqui.com/blog/2012/01/14/the-funky-bus-that-was-cma-nyc-2011/

Trank-algatas 2.0

SUMMER 2011-12

IT'S TRANQUI TIME.
fotos: Vanessa Diaz

Tranqui Time is Nigh...

Another T.Y. Collaboration is underway.
More Cuddly than Cardboard.
Baby Toys?
Stay tuned for more....

Una Transformación...

Tranqui Yanqui se convierte todavía más Argentino???
De donde viene el Tranquito Gil? Un Guachito Capitalista??
Vende? Roba? Compra? Yanqui? Argentino?
Las mezclas están tan profundas... no se sabe donde termina el yanqui boludo y donde empieza el Guachito....

AGUANTA, PORQUE LAS COSAS SIEMPRE ESTAN CAMBIANDOSE.

New Website - New York Times!

The time is right... and the opening of the new space for the Children's Museum of the Arts aligns perfectly with the launch of Tranqui's New website- which features work from the past 4 years from Argentina and Europe.
check out the site here:
TRANQUI YANQUI.COM
The site will soon feature an online store and interactive press section, highlighting the buzz Tranqui has been creating in Buenos Aires and around the world with his unique cardboard design.

For those who haven't seen it yet, Tranqui was recently mentioned in the NEW YORK TIMES, as one of the exhibiting artists at CMA's new space.

Thanks to all those who helped get the show together, bringing Tranqui flare to the homeland.

Smirnoff Gives T.Y. a Shout-Out

As part of Smirnoff's Nightlife Exchange project, Tranqui Yanqui and the ZZK boys are recognized for throwing some outrageous events in Buenos Aires and around the World...

Check out the photo blog here: SMIRNOFF NIGHTLIFE EXCHANGE

CMA New York- Grand Opening!

For those who weren't able to attend, Tranqui Yanqui created an installation for the Children's Museum of the Arts opening show at their new space. Kids from all over joined in for the festivities at the NEW & IMPROVED CMA. Here are some photos of kids getting Tranquified... and for more, visit the museum's flickr page HERE.
Thanks to all those who made this Tranqui experience possible!

CMA- A Place for Young Artists (and Tranqui ones too)....

Tanto tiempo mis tranqui amigos....

Pero recien salen cosas muy buenas, y está por abrir una muestra en New York con el arte de Tranqui Yanqui, entre otros como Keith Haring, Swoon, Jean-Claude y Christo, Moondog, Remed y más! Si esten por esas partes, por favor, que visiten el museo, y prueben unos disfraces de Tranqui Yanqui por primera vez en NUEVE YORK!!!

It's been a while, but exciting things are in the making, including the grand opening of the new Children's Museum of the Arts in SOHO, New York! Invited artists include work by Keith Haring, Jean-Claude & Christo, Moondog, Remed, and Tranqui Yanqui! If you're around New York, please check out the museum, and try on a Tranqui outfit for the first time in NEW YORK CITY!!!

Oct. 1st, Grand Opening: Make Art (in) Public
Children's Museum of the Arts, New York

installation underway...

Voulez Vous Tranqui Yanqui... BAGS!

Teaming up with Buenos Aires-based French Designer, Diane Desjeux, T.Y. + Voulez Vous have got bags that are almost, quite possibly, 2 kool 4 skool....

Get in touch with Voulez Vous HERE to get the details on how you can own one!
.... or just e-mail me and I'll help you figure it out.

A Shout-Out.

An epic journey across 5 European countries, plus a short stint in New York City, has brought the Trankster to a pause.
Back in my hometown of Miami, I've had some time to reflect on the amazing experiences I've had, the people I've met, and what the literary term 'Tranquify that Shit' actually means to those who have no idea who the hell T.Y. actually is.
What began in Buenos Aires nearly 4 months ago (in fact, more like 3 years ago, when Tranqui was born) has evolved in ways I could not have predicted. An artistic cardboard character fabricated out of some crazy notion of Miami Pop mixed with Buenos Aires flavor, American kitsch, and Porteño style, has allowed me to twist perceptions, play with cultural stereotypes, meet some random and totally cool people, all the while having a pretty good time sharing my art along the way.
I want to extend thanks to all my friends and family for helping me so much throughout this process.

Special thanks to my kickstarter peeps as well; an overdue shout-out as promised is here: Carolina Escobosa, Jean Cozzens, Natalie Castellanos, Prescott Trudeau, James Martin, Anna Rothschild, Michael Koritschan, Livio Tschill Yah, Gates Bradley, Carla Doughty, Deb Coolidge, Cayce Moyer, Christine Moyer, Rebecca Friendly, Fran Krenick, Steph Choate, Jonny Robson, Mario Caputo, Michael Lockridge, Chase Hamilton, Diego Beyró, Jack Dart, Kimberly Tabor, Agustina Menendez, Kristin Mahshie, Kate Stanworth, Jenny Benitez Wilken, Jon Ruiz, Rachelle Beaudoin, Paricia Sparks, Judy Maloney, Naomi Campa, Uncle Rich, Aunt Sandy, my brother and Meghan, and my mom.

How Tranqui and the Tranqui World evolve now, with so much culture under His belt, is anyone's guess. Stay tuned for more.
See you soon Buenos Aires.

...and on my last days in Paris...

Bal Tropical
An Epic Finale to Tranqui's Extended stay in Paris....
Dancing under the stars (and a DJ Booth turned Juice Stand),
on a boat in the Seine, was the job I always dreamed of.

Now, if only I could do this full-time.
Tranqui Times.

Le Petit Bain... un Tranqui Bienvenido.

Tranqui makes his debut at 'Le Petit Bain'.
A New Day in Tranquilandia.
Thanks to le equip de le petit bain,
mis queridos amigos,
y todos los franceses de tan buena onda.
fotos: Kate Stanworth

Le processus de construction: Tranqui Mundo

2 Weeks in...
8 days in the Studio.
22 more days to Tranquify.
Le Petit Bain, a boat in the Seine in Paris is having it's Grand Opening on July 6th-
with international musicians and artists.
Acts by the Kumbia Queers & Axel Krygier, among others.
A Tropical Futuristic Celebration...
the occasion wouldn't be complete without,
A Tranqui Makeover.

A cool-ass day in BERLIN.

The Trankster teams up with Owen the Irishman...
In 2 hours, we Tranquified this town,
the Wall, the Gate, the Russian Circus,
some German teens, some B-Ball,
and so much more.
Thanks to Owen Mccann & the people I met in Berlin
for Todo la Onda.
TONIGHT: PARIS.