2 Grand Central

2 Grand Central | New York, NY

About the Artist Rafael Vargas-Suarez (b. 1972, Mexico City), more commonly known as Vargas-Suarez Universal, is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Vargas-Suarez was raised in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake City, adjacent to the Johnson Space Center (NASA). From 1991 to 1996, Vargas-Suarez studied astronomy and art history at the University of Texas at Austin, and moved to New York City in 1997. He is primarily known for large-scale wall drawings, paintings, drawings, and sound recordings sourced from the American and Russian manned and unmanned spaceflight programs, astronomy, and aerospace architecture. Post-studio research is conducted in Cape…