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Summer Party with Kevin Spacey and Paul McCartney

June 30, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Old Vic 192

Stars from the musical and art worlds unite to save London’s Old Vic Theatre.

Actor Kevin Spacey is hosting a fund-raising gala concert and art auction in aid of Old Vic Theatre, a 192-year old building that suffered damage from bombings during WWII. Proceeds will help repair the Old Vic leaky roof.

Numerous artists have donated special artworks for this one of a kind auction, at an exclusive preview at the Haunch of Unison:

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey next to a unique Banksy on wood

Damien Hirst

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London, Shows

Remed UK Solo Show at Pure Evil Gallery

June 19, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Remed UK Solo Show at Pure Evil Gallery

Originally from Lille in France, Remed takes his inspiration from Art Nouveau and Cubism, and loves to play with words and figures. Having lived in many countries like Morocco, Brazil, Spain, Remed feels comfortable with any form of expression, whether sketch, canvas, sculpture or large scale murals. Every piece is thoroughly thought beforehand and depicts his feelings or moment of life, which are also universal.

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London, Shows

STATIC Ways of Seeing Solo Show

June 16, 2010 butterfly Leave a comment

Tom and Craig set up STATIC five years ago in London.

Having initially met on a one year art foundation course before heading off to university, Tom completed a fine art based degree in Edingburgh while Craig went to Liverpool to complete a graphic communication degree. A year after graduating and experimenting with various part time work, they decided to set up their own studio and started working under the name STATIC.

Rather than tagging with their name, STATIC put up posters, stencils and wooden pieces of Chinook Chandelier everywhere they could. It soon became their logo, symbolising them being in different places.

For their first solo show “New ways of Seeing” at Art Republic, they got inspired by John Berger’s series of essays that look at consumerism and communication in different ways.

For the show STATIC produced a double headed Chinook, looking backward as well as looking forward, a reference to them as being a duo sharing ideas and bringing their visions together.

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London, Street

Fresh DRAN and BRUSK Mural in London

June 14, 2010 butterfly 1 Comment

Following their live performance at the second Lawnfest Charity event hosted by Camilla Al Fayed and sponsored by Gallery Nosco, French artists Dran and Brusk from the DMV crew left their mark in East London.

Dran and Brusk actively painted a fresh mural day and night over the week end in Great Eastern Street.

The collaboration depicts a dragon monster representing a CEO (still wearing his tie on) eating an employee, while Dran’s signature children characters are happily riding and laughing on his back.

More photos from the mural HERE

For more info visit Gallery Nosco
Dran at Pictures on Walls
Brusk at www.lightgraff.org

London, Shows

High Roller Society – Press and Release

June 12, 2010 butterfly 1 Comment

High Roller Society, an artist-led gallery launched in January 2010 in East London, presented this Friday “Press and Release”, a Group Printmaking Exhibition featuring over 50 street and contemporary artists from the UK, US and Europe.

The show, running until 24 July 2010, will also feature a screen printing workshop and a linocutting demonstration.

Participating Artists are:
2 SICK BASTARDS, AIDA, ANN-CAROLINE BREIG, AVOID, AXEL VOID, BUSK, CEPT, CYCLOPS, DAVE THE CHIMP, DAVID O’SHAUGHNESSY, DINT WOOER, DORA, DSCREET, ECHO, FARO, FEFE TALAVERA, GOLD PEG, HAZE BURKE, HEADHOODS, HUGH MENDES, JAMES JESSOP, JAMES UNSWORTH, KID ACNE, LINOCUT BOY, LUDO, LUDVIG, MARCIN DUDEK, MARTIN LEA BROWN, MARTIN MCGINN, MARTYN PAYNE, MAT ECO, METRIK, MONKEY, MOTORBOY, MUDWIG, NYLON, PANIK, PARIS, PAUL GREEN, PAUL INSECT, PINKY, RICH T, ROWDY, RUN, RUSSELL MAURICE, RUTH CALLAND, SCOTT MINZY, SEMOR & CO, SHE ONE, SICKBOY, SNOE, STICKEE, SWEET TOOF, SYLVIA UGGA, TEK 33, TIKICHRIS, TOM ASHTON-BOOTH, WHOM, ZOOT

More info on
www.highrollersociety.co.uk