The Hallelujah World Tour is RETNA’s first solo exhibition in the UK. This show will present new works by Los Angeles based artist RETNA and will be hosted at the Old Dairy, London.
RETNA mixed inspirations from Asian calligraphy, Incan and Egyptian hieroglyphics, Hebrew and Arabic script to traditional UK gang style graffiti writings seen since the 1970’s in Los Angeles .
Where – The Old Dairy | 7 Wakefield St | London |WC1N 1PB
When – 9/6 till 27/6/2011 | Tuesday to Saturday | 11am to 6pm
With the new body of work, French embraces modern technologies, and although each image is drawn from life and inspired by the people and events he observes, he uses his iPhone and iPad to maintain the visual diaries that form the basis of his oeuvre.
The show runs until the 25 June 2011
Scream gallery | 34 Bruton Street | London W1J 6QX
You will find below pictures of the opening night.
As I was reading the press release, I got excited about WOW NOW. The venue looks awesome – shoreditch underground, the line up international and eclectic and the theme very interesting: ‘An International exhibition articulating the friction between Outside, Street & Fine Art via subversive portraiture’
Featured artists
ALEX DAW (UK) | ZTY 82 (Germany) | BEN WELLER (UK) | STEPHEN TOMPKINS (USA) | PERFEKT WORLD (Austria) | SID ONE (UK) | PAUL BUSK (Austria) | GETS (Germany) | NOMAD (Germany) | TED RIEDERER (USA) | JAMES JESSOP (UK)
When
June 2nd till 9/06/11
Where
Shoreditch underground | E1 EW5
Wow, it really feels like we have been going on about Barcelona forever, not only it one of our favorite places to visit, yet there is always some much content to gather.
Fasim is some what of a local legend, being active on the local and global street scene for over 12 years. This show focussed on a more contemporary style. If this show was placed in any other gallery you would be hard pressed to find any link to a self taught graffiti artist, something we found very interesting.
This show was not so much about subject matter and more about the exploration of texture, with the use of heavy layering and scored paint to create depth. you really needed to view the works from all angels to get a complete feel for what Fasim was attempting to create.
This show was a easy on the eyes and set in a simple and welcoming gallery.
View the full set of shots here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chasingghosts/sets/72157626702607658/
I got myself to the Clerkenwell design week, well, I work in the area so it was easy for me to walk to Clerkenwell close where the remains of the House of Detention are – a series of underground tunnels and rooms.
The place has been a museum since 1993 but for the last three days it showcases exciting contemporary talent. The nature of the space and its spookiness (some say it is haunted) make the whole experience a success and very much enjoyable for the visitor.
You will find below pictures of what excited me at the show.
