Category Archives: Shows

London: Conor Harrington @ the Outsiders

February 14, 2013 butterfly

Conor Harrington is returning to London for another exhibition titled A Whole Lot of Trouble for a Little Bit of Win, this time at The Outsiders. The show features 20 studies and works on paper leading up to the Morning Glory painting he did for his 2012 exhibition called Dead Meat. The UK-based artist calls these his Morning Glories as he paints them daily, first thing upon arrival at his east London studio to catalyse the creative process.

Using oils and spray paint on canvas, Conor Harrington depicts ethereal multi-ethnic portraits, with a reference to the duality between East and West and the rise of new superpowers, like China.

View the full set of pics here

Conor Harrington
A Whole Lot of trouble for a little bit of fun
The Outsiders – London
Until 9 March 2013

London, Shows

London: Dan Witz – Prisoners 2012- 2013

February 1, 2013 butterfly 1 Comment

New York-based artist Dan Witz, who has been a pillar of street art over the past 30 years, just opened a brand new exhibition, Prisoners 2012-13 at Lazarides in London. Witz’ debut at Lazarides features his paintings from his signature Mosh Pit series, where figures intertwine and climb over one another with different stages of expressions during a mosh pit, from the pressure, pain and joy.

For the adjacent Prisoners series, Witz partnered with Amnesty International – the world’s largest human rights organization. As a symbolic reference to their real-life struggles, each of these imprisoned individuals is portrayed with few clothes, masked or with their hands tied.

Witz has also been dispersing his unique realistic stamp on the streets of London by painting one of his prisoners’ image onto phone boxes.

Full set of pics here

Dan Witz
Prisoners 2012-2013
25th January 2013 – 23rd February 2013
Lazarides Rathbone
London, England

London, Shows

London: Rae – Nocturnal Trips

January 26, 2013 butterfly

Brought to London for the first time, Brooklyn based artist RAE is having a solo show at Signal Gallery. Inspired by his Nocturnal Trips the show features a series of mix media paintings and sculptures.

Full set of pics from the opening here

Rae – Nocturnal Trips
Signal Gallery London
Until 16 Feb 2013

Paris, Shows, Videos

Paris: Musee de la Poste – Au dela du street art

January 5, 2013 butterfly

Running until the end of March 2013, the Musee de la Poste in Paris hosts an exhibition titled “Au dela du street art” (beyond street art), showcasing 70 pieces from a selection of international artists including Banksy, C215, Dran, Invader, L’Atlas, Ludo, Miss.Tic, Rero, Shepard Fairey, Swoon and Vhils.

The historical introduction focuses on French pioneers, such as Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Blek Le Rat, Jerome Mesnager, and Jef Aerosol.

Visitors have the opportunity to discover a variety of tools and techniques used by the artists: stencils, tape, glue gun…

In the part 2 we will explore the artists artworks in more detail.

Au dela du street art
Until 30 March 2013
L’adresse, Musee de la Poste
34 boulevard de Vaugirard
75015 Paris

London, Shows

London: Vhils – Devoid solo show

December 1, 2012 butterfly

After completing a series of projects in Shanghai, Paris, Rio and Lisbon, Portuguese artist Vhils returns to London for the most comprehensive solo show Devoid after 3 years at Lazarides Rathbone. Using acid, chisel and other tools, portraits emerge from unexpected material sourced from derelict spaces.