[3] In 2005, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis held a solo exhibition of Rolon's work, curated by Shannon Fitzgerald and Paul Ha, titled "Punk Funk."

"[8] Following the success of Dnipro, Rolón continued to work with skilled fabricators to develop a fleet of customized vehicle and bicycle sculptures that drew on Kustom Kulture.

[15] The installation and interactive event, in which actress Tilda Swinton participated, was a recreation of the living room in the artist's childhood home where his mother operated a private nail salon.

[16] In 2013, a new version of "Imperial Nail Salon (My parents' living room)" was installed as part of the Homebodies exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

[19][20] This coincided with a two-part exhibition titled "Born, Carlos Rolón, 1970" on view simultaneously in early 2014 at Paul Kasmin Gallery and Salon 94 in New York City.

He modifies objects, at times showy rococo platforms of taste, via an extreme longing made manifest in his enthusiasm for childhood recollections, remembrances of (faux) luxury and a frank, unironic affectionate retelling of what it was like, for him, growing up.

"[23] Additionally, noted by artist and professor Theaster Gates, Jr.: "Carlos brings us to attention and focus – a lightning rod to the true art in this cruel world.

Channeling ordinary materials into intricate constructions, he seeks hope and abundance in overlooked cultures, in the carts, the nail salons, in the everyday hustle.