Comments (1) After a brilliant show in Paris, Roa goes on with an exhibition at the Pure Evil Gallery of London from the 8th of April to the 2nd of May.
Pure Evil Gallery
108 Leonard steet
London EC2A 4RH
10am – 6pm daily
During my stay in London, I of course went to see what was new in Leake Street.
And, as is usual now that anyone can legally paint in the tunnel, not everything was good:
Eelus first solo show, “The Colour Out of Space”, will take place in London in the Blackall studios, from the 25th of February to the 6th of March. Two new screenprints will be available for purchase on the occasion. One of them is shown on the flyer and counts 30 colours.
These two screenprints will also be available online on the 26th of February on Eelus’s website.
Eelus “The Colour Out of Space”
From 25 February to 6 March
Blackall Studios
73 Leonard Street
London
I had not been in London for a while, and as far as street art is concerned, things moved quite a lot.
I give you as proof my sneaky morning photo session, which allowed me to find:
- beautiful works by Roa (especially the rabbit),
- three new Banksy which had unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your point of view- been defaced by Robbo (complete story here:Banksy Vs Robbo),
- two works by Vhils made for the Grifters exhibition, which is organized by Steve Lazarides,
- a beautiful joint work by C215 and the Canadian artist Indigo in the yard of the Cargo,
- a legal mural by Oliver Winconek
- and, last but not least, a huge Space Invader in Bricklane market, also made for the Grifters exhibition.
Enjoy the pictures:
London
ACE, Aruta Soup, Aryz, Banksy, Biser, Burning Candy, C215, Copyright, CZK, D*Face, Dale Grimshaw, David Choe, David Le Fleming, Does, Dotmaster, Dr. D, Dscreet, Eine, Elate, Elbow Toe, Faile, Fauxreel, Focus, Gold Peg, Grafter, Horfe, Hutch, Indigo, Insa, Jasik, Kid Acne, Klone, London, Mighty Mo, Milo Tchais, Mr. Wany, Nychos, Obey, Olivier Winconek, Osch, Probs, Roa, Rowdy, Sinboy, Snub23, Snug One, Space Invader, Stickee, Stik, Sweet Toof, Tek33, The Toaster, Tian, Tizer, Twat, Vhils, Word To Mothers
I’m quite late in my articles, indeed the Matt Small exhibition is over, and was replaced by another one about Nick Walker, at Black Rat Press.
I did not know Matt Small before going to Black Rat Press, and it was a wonderful surprise. Matt Small makes portraits by throwing multicolour paint on any type of recycled materials: computer skulls, car hoods…
If you did not see the exhibition, here are my pics:
The last time I was staying in London, Andipa gallery was showing a dozen of works by Banksy, including the biggest canvas he ever painted. This exhibition was not supported by the artist, and showed all the works Andipa stored up over the years.
Because of that, there was no link between the works, which made the exhibition look untidy. But Banksy being rare these days, it was nice to see so many of his works in one place.
Here I the pics I made there. Sorry about their quality, but the paintings were protected by glass, which caused reflections.
I was in London last weekend, so I went to Leake Street to see what became of it these days.
London
2Much, Hours, Kut, Leake Street, London, Love Pusher, Mank
The Sartorial Contemporary Art gallery in London hosts until the 4th of February the works of the artists Martin Lea Brown and Sweet Toof.
I did not know the first one, and had no idea what to expect. His universe is frightening. His paintings mainly show werewolves and clowns holding up banks. The clowns strongly look like one in Stephen King’s “It”, which makes the exhibition even scarier.
Concerning Sweet Toof, I knew what to expect, being used to is work in the streets. Well, I was surprised because there are only a few references to street art. Don’t worry though: the skeletons and gums are there! (yeah, Sweet Toof is obsessed with gums… dunno why…)
Fortunately the two big rooms of the gallery are well lit, so you can cope with the skeletons and werewolves…
To view the exhibition ring here:
Sartorial Contemporary Art
26 Argyle Square
London WC1H 8AP
Here are a fews pics to make up your mind, or if you can’t go to London:
The exhibition VIA Brick Lane takes place from the 12th of December to the 5th of January in The Brick Lane Gallery and brings out Italian street artists (Orticanoodles, Luca Maleonte, Sten & Lex, and Ozmo). They have been street artists for a long time and are well known in several countries. Three of them took part in Cans Festival in Leake Street, which is organised by Banksy.
The exhibition fills the two floors of the gallery. On the ground floor are wonderful works by Luca Maleonte made with no less than six stencils, which give them a very realistic aspect (almost like black and white photographs). There is also a series of faces by Sten & Lex, recognizable by the “newspapers print” style (the faces are made with loads of black dots of various sizes), as well as many paintings by Orticanoodles bearing the colours of their new team VST.
In the basement there is a wall presenting black and white paintings by Orticanoodles, emphasised by dripping black paint, contrasting very colourful paintings by Ozmo on the opposite wall.
This exhibition was very nice, and helps getting an idea of what kind of street art exists in Italy. Moreover the staff is very kind and helpful (thanks a lot Brice for your warm welcome). For French speaking people who have trouble with the language of Shakespeare, a member of the staff is French, so do not be afraid to visit this really nice gallery.
The Brick Lane Gallery
196 Brick Lane
London E1 6SA
English
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