Tel Aviv-based artist Know Hope makes his solo debut at Lazarides Rathbone with a new exhibition, The Abstract and The Very Real, featuring a series of works on found objects, vintage frames, and old papers that explore the collective social existence.
View pics from the opening here/
Know Hope
The Abstract and the very Real
Until 29 August 2013
Lazarides Rathbone
11 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1HR
OpenWalls Gallery in Berlin just opened the solo show of French graffiti artist Blo
(see our recent studio visit here) called La petite Mort.
Set in Stadtbad, former public baths reconverted into creative spaces, the first room presents one-off black ink hand drawings on watercolor paper.
Upon entering a second room, viewers are surrounded by a “Duels” serie,
monochrome paintings using exclusively Krink.
The grand finale consists of colorful canvases using spray paint and acrylic,
featuring erotic and androgynous figures in various oniric state.
Blo also takes a twist on the icon Mary and Child with his “Madonne”,
and created two accompanying murals.
View all the pics from the opening here
Check the online catalogue
BLO
“La Petite Mort”
Open Walls Gallery
Stadtbad, Berlin
6 July – 27 July
Wandering through the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, it is a delight to see some gigantic murals standing the test of time, from the Yellow Man by Brazilian twins Os Gemeos, to politically engaged Blu highlighting issues of consumerism and global warning, as well as signature animals by ROA.
View the full set of pics here
As part of the Wrinkles of the city worldwide project, French photograffer JR has invaded the streets of Berlin with his giant black and white paste ups portraits.
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