Paris: Cleon Peterson ‘ Victory’ @ Galerie du Jour

February 13, 2017 butterfly

American artist Cleon Peterson presents his first solo show at Agnés B’s Galerie du Jour in Paris. Entitled VICTORY, the new body of work features sculptures and paintings with his instantly recognizable black and white characters entangled in vicious cycles of violence. With a fascination for violence, brutality and power, the artist shares a reality he experienced and still observes within the current socio-political situation in the world.

He further explains – “This show explores the hedonistic triumphs of those who recognize themselves as victorious in the unfolding mirror of history. Their right to pleasure hinges on their projection of pain onto the unvictorious other. This often expresses itself in pleasure derived from the misfortune of the defeated. As the winners display their hubris and take their trophies the losers are left insignicant and marginalized. VICTORY explores one mans victory over another, what that victory looks like and the result that victory has on the losers.”

View the full set of pics here and a video interview of the artist by We are Our Choices

Cleon Peterson – Victory
Galerie du Jour
Until 18 February 2017
Paris

Paris, Street, streets

Paris: Invader PA_1266

February 8, 2017 butterfly

In parallel to his current show ‘Hello My Game is’ at Musee en Herbe (covered) , French artist Space Invader is back to the streets of Paris with a new large mosaic featuring a self portrait in action, masked and running away with a ladder after putting up a framed invader in a starry night. For all Flash Invader addicts it is PA_1266.

Space Invader - Paris 2017

View the full set of pics here

Hello my game is… will run until 3rd September at Musee en Herbe, 23 rue de l’Arbre-Sec, 75001 Paris.

Films, London, Music, Shows

London: Daydreaming with UNKLE – The Road Soho @ Lazarides

January 23, 2017 butterfly

James Lavelle , infamous DJ and electronic recording artist, better known as founder of Mo ‘Wax record label and co-founder of music group UNKLE is curating a multisensory exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone titled: Daydreaming with…

Lavelle’s Lazarides show is celebrating 25 years of UNKLE and will kick-start the release of his brand-new album, THE ROAD. For UNKLE, this will be the start of a multitude of events celebrating his history in music so it was only logical that the first exhibition takes place where it all began: Soho.

The exhibition is focussing on creating an immersive experience with UNKLE’s new music and combine the past, present and future of UNKLE over two floors at the gallery, with the first floor being a virtual reality experience featuring the first trailer to The Man From Mo’ Wax as well as two new videos for two new UNKLE tracks from the forthcoming album The Road. In the adjacent room visitors can experience with a VR headset a new 360° version of Doug Foster’s Beyond the Infinite installation.

Featuring original canvases by Futura and 3D, photos by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones that were used to illustrate LP covers, screenprints, limited edition toys, sneakers, and LPs, there’s something to enjoy for every age and every background.

Some of the UNKLE collaborators attended the overcrowded opening including James Lavelle, Ben Drury, Elliott Power and Dorian Lutz much to the delight of the fans.

Daydreaming with UNKLE

View the full set of pics here

Until 23rd February 2017
Lazarides Rathbone
11 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1HR

Brussels, Festival, London, Marrakech, Shows, Toulouse

2016 HIGHLIGHTS

December 31, 2016 butterfly

With 2016 coming to a close, we look back at the highlights of the year.
Click on the titles to view more information.

Banksy – Les Miserables (London)

Venturing Beyond @ Somerset House (London)

Space Invader – Wave 18 in London

Subcultures @ Espace Croix Baragnon (Toulouse)

Paul Insect – It’s only a Dream (London)

Jardin Rouge for Marrakech Biennale 2016

Hisham Echafaki @ Donmar Warehouse Theatre (London)

Yayoi Kusama @ Victoria Miro (London)

Future Iz Past <++ (Bordeaux)

Jeff Koons – Now (London)

Rose Beton Festival (Toulouse)

dran-Tiens (Brussels)

Conor Harrington – Watch Your Palace Fall (London)

MIMA City Lights (Brussels)

Save Yourselves (London)

Studio Visit Remi Rough

No Commission (London)

Gavin Turk (London)

Creve Hivernale 016 (Toulouse)

Thank you for inspiring us throughout the year
Best Wishes for the year to come!

Street, streets, Toulouse

Toulouse: #Creve Hivernale / Decembrrrr 016

December 15, 2016 butterfly 2 Comments

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December 2016. A wasteland surrounded by barbed wire with a view on passing trains, home to travellers and less fortunate people. This is not a picture taken in a distant country, but actually in the center of Toulouse, France.

With Creve Hivernale / Decembrrr 016, local and international artists continue to raise a red flag and highlight the urgency of the current situation and socio-political climate in Europe, this time by gathering outside in this wasteland and creating immersive installations, visual and audio performances, as well as artistic collaborations with children and families living there .

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GUESTS #CREVE HIVERNALE – DECEMBRRRR 016 … CONTINUUM …

NADIA VON FOUTRE (Toulouse) – JEAN DENANT (Sete) (?) – MANUEL POMAR (Toulouse) – A4 PUTEVIE (Toulouse) – MADEMOISELLE KAT (Toulouse) – SID POLIEKOFF (Toulouse) – MATHIEU TREMBLIN (Strasbourg) – TILT (Toulouse) (?) – MARDI NOIR (Rennes) – UPGRAYYDD RECIDIVE (Toulouse) – MOLO MOLO (Toulouse) – CLAIRE SAUVAGET (Toulouse) – BERTRAND FRAYSSE (Toulouse) – DON QUICKSHOT (Toulouse) – LURK WARM (Toulouse) – BUTTERFLY (London) – SOPHIE BACQUIE (Toulouse) – LUCIE LAFLORENTIE (Toulouse ) – /+ OFF/ … ANNLOR CODINA (Toulouse) – NATALIE SVIT-KONA EIFYRAN (Toulouse) ) – /+ OFF/ …

From 16 Dec with ongoing interventions until the end of the year

Next event: 29 DECEMBER FROM 17:00

GPS Location : 43.632685, 1.475884

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