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.
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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.
Celebrating their 7th year anniversary, and their new relocation to 1400 sq ft gallery space, Stolenspace presents their latest group show namely titled “VII“, inspired by this lucky and symbolic number.
Featuring: Aaron Rose, AndrewMcattee, Arth Daniels, C215, CharlieAnderson, Cope2, Cyrcle, D*Face, Dave Kinsey, David Bray, David Shillinglaw, Greg Lamarche, Jack Murray, Jim Houser, Joram Roukes, Josie Morway, Julie Impens, Kai & Sunny, Kelly Allen, Kelly McCallum, Kirsty Whiten, Maya Hayuk, Michael De Feo, Mysterious Al, Paul Stephenson, Ramon Maiden, Reka, Rone, Ronzo, Ryan Callanan, Sally Fuerst, Simon WG Butler, Stefan Strumbel, Toshi, Twoone, Usugrow, Vinnie Nylon, Word To Mother, XOOOOX.
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VII
Until 28 July
StolenSpace
17 Osborn Street
London E1 6TD
We visited the studio of French graffiti artist BLO, based in Berlin, as he prepares for his upcoming solo show “La Petite Mort” at Open Walls Gallery opening tonight.
La Petite Mort examines euphoric isolation of the artist, steeped in BLO’s past movements throughout the public sphere, from 1998 in the French Graffiti scene. This show has all the destructive elements of his youth – yet now he attacks his symbolic ancestors, from the Virgin Mary and Child to the Bleeding Heart.
BLO (DMV) works with many juxtapositions in his dream-like images of damage. Negating the iconic pin-up of the graffiti scene, he labours intensively over androgynous women with mechanical limbs and lead pipe bones. The sculptural curves of the paintings mirror the heavy reflex of gesture seen in the other monochrome illustrations, that are ripped from their static respite to play on a series of wooden panels and stretched cotton throughout the show.
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View the online catalogue here
BLO
“La Petite Mort”
Open Walls Gallery
Stattbad, Berlin
6 July – 27 July
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