All Rails Lead to St. Louis
Exhibition, Graffiti, Gallery Lizzy Efferus Exhibition, Graffiti, Gallery Lizzy Efferus

All Rails Lead to St. Louis

Opaque Collective presents two exhibitions: Steel Wheels and United Freights of America. Together, they trace the living histories of more than 350 graffiti writers and the vehicle that connects them: the freight train. 

Both exhibitions will open Friday, August 28, 2026 from 6–9 p.m. at Opaque Collective, 7401 S. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63111 and will be on view through September 20, 2026.


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In response to Bruno David –
Lizzy Efferus Lizzy Efferus

In response to Bruno David –

Graffiti arose as the most democratic form of making and public expression, from communities who were not included in art world spaces. Now, we see the same art pillaged and displayed as a sampling of “grit and grime” whitewashed and supported by the framework of colonial thinking. The distance between Clayton and the Flood Wall is more than physical. It’s economic, it’s racial – it’s an ideological divide.

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