Italy’s culture ministry has announced the restoration of a damaged Banksy mural in Venice, known as “Migrant Child” (2019).
The torch has faded, and almost extinguished. The contours of the life jacket are uncertain. The migrant child, the work created by Banksy in Venice in May 2019 during World refugee day, is rapidly disappearing under the slaps of the wave motion and the corrosive effect of the salt.
A spray wall stencil, on the wall of an abandoned building in Rio Novo, one of the busiest canals in the city, a few steps from Campo Santa Margherita. The Undersecretary of Culture, Vittorio Sgarbi, wants to save the work. The restoration of Migrant Child will be financed by a banking foundation in agreement with Sgarbi himself. “We are not interested in having the artist’s consent, the mural was created illegally. I take responsibility”, Sgarbi’s words.
The move is sparking a debate : should Street Art keep its ephemeral nature?
LAYERS is a jewellery capsule collection between legendary French graffiti artist LEKand jewellery brand RENK’ART, designed by Marion Broodthuis Gravier.
Since 2019, RENK’ART, the Berlin-Parisian brand continues to attract more and more Street-Art and Fashion lovers with its jewellery, made from 100% Street materials.
Renk’Art, which translates in French to “a date with art” is the first street art inspired jewellery brand that offers unique ready-to-wear art pieces. Made of ‘Graffiti Fordite’ (accumulation of layers of paint like Ford cars) , every piece tells its own very unique story, combining art, fashion and history.
From Berlin, Paris, Lisbon and Brussels, RENK’ART continues its series of collaborations with renowned graffiti and street artists from all over the world.
For this third series, RENK’ART is returning to its source: PARIS.
Layers by Lek / Renk’art. Pics @w.l.v
LEK needs no introduction: his distinctive style mixes harmoniously the codes of architecture, abstract, futurism with graffiti.
His artistic journey is impressive: often working as a duo with SOWAT from Mausolee (2012) to Palais de Tokyo, Les Bains Douches (2013), La Tour 13, his artistic residency at Villa Medici (2015), Graff on Tour(s) with le Centre des Monuments Nationaux at La Rochelle (2018), or painting a Castle for the Label Valette Festival (2022) to numerous artistic collaborations with Agnes B to name a few.
The idea of a collaboration came during an encounter at the Label Valette Festival in 2022. Creating the material from layers of mastered and documented paints seemed very interesting to both of them .
For the LAYERS collection, LEK started out with painting multiple layers of his signature graffiti lettering style with vibrant colours, which were then intricately cut out by RENK’ART and melded with sterling silver to create 50 stunning unique one-off pieces.
From cufflinks to earrings and necklaces, the result is a slick and stylish jewellery collection.
Photos credit W.L.V.
LAYERS by LEK / RENK’ART will be revealed on 12 October 2023 at a secret location in Paris
In parallel to the much-anticipated Frieze London week ( 11-15 October 2023), which celebrates its 20th year anniversary this year, Frieze Sculpture returns to London Regent’s Park, until 29 October, 2023.
The free exhibition curated by Fatoş Üstek features features 21 leading international artists whose works will be situated throughout The Regent’s Park’s historic English Gardens.
The participating artists are: Ghada Amer, Leilah Babirye, Sanford Biggers, Jyll Bradley, Catharine Czudej, Ayşe Erkmen, Yuichi Hirako, Suhasini Kejriwal, Tony Matelli, Louise Nevelson, Temitayo Ogunbiyi, Zak Ové, Li Li Ren, Hans Rosenström, Tomas Saraceno, Yinka Shonibare, Josh Smith, Amy Stephens, Holly Stevenson and Hank Willis Thomas.
Ghada Amer, presented by Goodman Gallery My Body My Choice, 2022Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, Material (SG) IV, 2023, Stephen Friedman GalleryHank Willis Thomas, presented by Goodman Gallery and Pace, All Power to All People, 2023Tony Matelli, presented by Maruani Mercier, Sleepwalker, 2014Zak Ové, presented by Gallery 1957, The Mothership Connection, 2021 Li Li Ren, presented by Sherbet Green, To find a way home, 2023
We are pleased to have contributed to the latest book featuring the unsanctioned art of Shepard Fairey ‘Weathered’ by BEYOND THE STREETS Publishing, with pictures of stickers and posters from the past 20 years, from LA, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Malaga, Grenoble and more.
Shepard Fairey Weathered 2023 Softcover, 97 Pages 8.5 x 11 in (21.6 cm x 27.94 cm) Published by BEYOND THE STREETS 1st Edition of 500
First seen at BEYOND THE STREETS London at Saatchi Gallery. Weathered is now available online for the first time.
“Working on the street” means working in different environments and climates. I know my street art will not last forever, so seeing my work weeks, months, and even years later, after the elements and other artists have degraded or embellished it, is always one of the best parts of the process. -Shepard Fairey.
‘CUT & RUN’, which has been officially authorised by Banksy, will reveal for the first time the stencils used to create many of the artist’s most iconic works.
Pics Newsquest/ Colin Mearns
Spanning from 1988 to the present day, Banksy calls the exhibition, which includes authentic artefacts, ephemera and the artist’s actual toilet, ‘25 years card labour’.
“I’ve kept these stencils hidden away for years, mindful they could be used as evidence in a charge of criminal damage. But that moment seems to have passed, so now I’m exhibiting them in a gallery as works of art. I’m not sure which is the greater crime”, the artist told The Herald Scotland.
The new exhibition is being staged at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Glasgow city centre, the main gallery of contemporary art in Scotland’s largest city.
Opening this Sunday, it will run for three months and open all night at weekends. Tickets can be purchased on https://cutandrun.co.uk
Source: Herald Scotland
Update 28 August 2023
On the last day of the exhibition, which attracted more than 180 000 visitors throughout the 10 weeks, the dedicated website announced that the exhibition is planning to go on a tour, and is opened to venues suggestions. So please send your suggestions to venues@cutandrun.co.uk
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