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London: Nuevo Mundo book launch at POW

July 12, 2011 butterfly

I attended the London book launch party for Nuevo Mundo at Pictures on Walls. The book provides a comprehensive documentation of current street art in Latin America from Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The author, Maximilliano Ruiz, as well as many of the artists featured in the book (Thiago Alvim, Yusk, Don Lucho, Inti, Kelp, Saile, Stinkfish, Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, Buytronik, Cix, Mones, Basik, Jade Physe Wesr) were present at the event to sign and personalise books.

Further pics from the book launch party HERE

London, Shows

Opening: Charming Baker

July 11, 2011 butterfly

Returning to London, Charming Baker new solo show is taking place at the Mercer Street Studios, an old banana warehouse in Covent Garden from 7th-31^st July 2011.

The exhibition titled “Every Thing Must Go” is showcasing new paintings as well as a collection of bronze busts.

Jealous Gallery will also be doing live printing sessions at the weekend.

Further pics from the opening HERE

16 Mercer Street
London WC2 0HQ

London, Shows

Opening: C215 & RomanyWG Border Line at Signal Gallery

July 10, 2011 butterfly

For the “Border Line” show at Signal Gallery, C215 is exhibiting his stencils together with photographer Jeremy Gibbs aka RomanyWG.

C215 new body of work is exploring the imagery of the artist Caravaggio, and his dramatic and intensely troubled world on the edge of sanity.

Since the past 5 years, RomanyWG has been documenting street art and graffiti and recently joined the ‘Urbex community’ with its exploration of abandoned buildings and industrial facilities. RomanyWG is showing photographs both from C215’s ‘Community Service’ book and also his recently released ‘Out of Sight’ Urban Art/Abandoned Spaces book.

Further pics from the opening HERE

8 – 23 July 2011
Signal Gallery
32 Paul Street, London EC2A 4LB

London, Shows

London: 7 shows on 7/7

July 10, 2011 butterfly

It seemed that all the London galleries decided to have a show on 7/7, so I set my target to attend 7 shows on the same night:

Laz print shop The Outsiders was having a solo show with Hungarian born illustrator David Foldvari.

Charming Baker new show in Covent Garden is featuring a selection of new paintings and a collection of bronze busts.

Moving to the London East End, I attented the opening of “Birth of Namahage”, new monotype prints by Grady Gordon at Pure Evil Gallery.

Burning Candy Fight Fire with Fire

Stolenspace Group show

C215 & Romanywg Border Line at Signal Gallery

Nuevo Mundo Book launch at POW

Interviews/ Studio visits, London

Studio Visit – Lazarides Printmaking studio in Wapping

July 8, 2011 butterfly

See my coverage in Juxtapoz

Overlooking the River Thames in London, Wapping offers large warehouse spaces to an ever growing artistic community, so it’s no surprise to see Lazarides Gallery relocate their Printmaking operation when they outgrew their makeshift basement studio in Soho.

The Laz printing studio produces exclusive small run editions, hand finished screenprints, HPM (hand finished multiples) and works on paper for a multitude of artists like Antony Micallef, 3D, Paul Insect, Zevs, Ron English, Conor Harrington, Mode2, Jonathan Yeo, and Boogie to name a few. Some of the prints produced here will be sent to Los Angeles for upcoming shows at Lazarides’ new venture PNB, Post No Bills.

It was exciting to see the different stages of the manual printing process, and also bumping into artist Stanley Donwood who was checking and signing his latest series of prints.