London: Vhils – Dissonance @ Lazarides

March 27, 2015 butterfly

After showing at Lisbon’s EDP Museum and Vestiges, showcased in Paris (see our coverage here) , multidisciplinary Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils is returning to London for a new solo exhibition called ‘Dissonance‘ at Lazarides.

Vhils – Paris 2014

The show reflects on how various factors compose the contemporary urbanised world that is shaping its inhabitants, while personal identities are vanishing under the visual urban noise and surrounding clutter.

The subjects being portrayed disappear through multiple layering of billboards and stratification on metal and wood.

Vhils - Dissonance

View the full set of pics here

Alexandrea Farto aka Vhils – Dissonance
Until 23rd of April 2015
Lazarides Rathbone
London

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Video: Jessica van der Weert – Flipside

March 23, 2015 butterfly

Following our recent coverage (see here) of Jessica van der Weert exhibition Flipside in London, here is a video from the event and after party.

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Berlin: Urban Nation PM/7 – Part 2

March 22, 2015 butterfly

Urban Nation PM7

In parallel to the windows and facade they decorated with their Persons of Interest (see here) 12 Brooklyn based artists were given carte blanche to decorate the walls of the Urban Nation Haus for a pop up show in Berlin, where nothing was for sale. Each of the participating artist including Icy & Sot, Don Rimx, Case, Specter, Swoon, NohJColey, Dain, Chris Stain, El Sol 25, Esteban Del Valle and Gaia used their own tools and techniques to create a colourful and ephemeral display directly onto the walls.

Here are some behind the scenes shots:

Large crowds attended the opening to celebrate the links between New York and Berlin. Amongst the guests was Gaia‘s Persons of Interest Fereshta Ludin discussing with curators Jaime Rojo and Steven P. Harrington

Urban Nation PM7

Many international artists and friends also joined in to show their support: David Walker (UK), Strøk (NO), REKA (AUS), Herakut (DE), MACCLAIM (DE), Vermibus (DE), Mark Rigney (UK), Aida Bragstarr (UK), Onur Dinc (CH), NeverCrew (CH), DotDotDot (NO), Schwarzmaler (CH) and Andreas Englund (SE).

Urban Nation PM7

View the full set of pics here and full coverage on Street Art News

Persons of Interest PM/7
URBAN NATION
Bülowstraße 97
10738 Berlin-Schöneberg, Germany

http://www.urban-nation.net

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Video: WK Interact – D-Day

March 20, 2015 butterfly

A new video showing some exciting behind the scenes process on how French born New York based artist WK Interact created his massive 400 ft mural to celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day at the Geode and his paste-ups in the streets of Paris last summer.

https://vimeo.com/122499603

WK Interact - D-DAY Paris

View the full set of pics here

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London: Pixel Pancho – Memory of Life @ StolenSpace

March 20, 2015 butterfly 1 Comment

StolenSpace Gallery is currently hosting Memory of Our Life, the first London solo exhibition by Italian artist Pixel Pancho.

The artist has transformed the gallery space into installations featuring surreal robotic characters using pieces of furniture, musical boxes and and also created some sculptures with moving mechanisms, including Michelone, an edition of 10 handmade and articulated robots . The new body of works with acrylic and pencil on wood, showcases robotic figures that explore the circle of life, from the moment they grow while also making and learning from mistakes. The show also displays an antique customised sketchbook ‘Memory of Our Life’ containing 34 hand drawn sketches in ink.

In parallel to the show Pixel Pancho also hit the London streets with several murals, including this one with Evoca1.

View the full set of pics here

Pixel Pancho – Memory of Life
StolenSpace Gallery
Until 12th April 2015
London