Backside Gallery
présente l'exposition

SUN7 // CYAN

à partir du 1er octobre 2020

Révélant un travail oscillant entre recherche et lâcher-prise autour de l’écriture automatique, SUN7 est actuellement en résidence de création à la galerie, ayant la volonté de s’imprégner de la cité phocéenne pour créer des œuvres où l’écriture s’accumulera jusqu’à l’abstraction, dans un camaïeu de cyans. 

 
// VERNISSAGE 
le jeudi 1er octobre à 18h30*

// INFOS
Backside Gallery
88 rue de l’évêché, 13002 Marseille
Du mercredi au samedi de 9h00 à 19h00
et sur rendez-vous au 04.91.01.73.61
ou par email à backsidegallery@gmail.com

The URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART

presents a six-decade retrospective of Martha Cooper’s photographs.

MARTHA COOPER: TAKING PICTURES

October 2nd 2020 – August 1st 2021

Curated by Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo

Combining photographsand personal artifacts, MARTHA COOPER: TAKING PICTURES traces her life from herfirst camera in nursery school in 1946 to her reputation today as a world-renownedphotographer.

This retrospective is the first documentary exhibition to be presented at the URBAN NATION Museum and it ushers in a new era for the museum under its new director Mr. Jan Sauerwald.

MARTHA COOPER: TAKINGPICTURES presents the photographer’s versatile vision of the world, with creativityfound on every corner. The exhibition opens with the images from Subway Art,her landmark 1984 book with Henry Chalfant, now credited with jump-starting theworldwide urban art movement. Martha’s photographs documented the secret subcultureof writers and the coded artworks they created illegally on thousands of NewYork City trains.

Martha’s photographsare distinguished by their frank human vitality, with an eye to preservingdetails and traditions of cultural significance. Many of her photographs have becomeiconic representations of a time, place or culture. The exhibition will offer arare insight into Martha’s archives through previously unpublished photographs,drawings, journals, articles, letters, and artifacts. As a lifelong and avidcollector, her private trove of black books, stickers, Kodak film wallets and child-madetoys will also be on display. Emphasis is placed on Martha’s extensive travelsand the artistic friendships that she has fostered internationally.

Fans will recognize imagesfrom her books Hip Hop Files (with Akim Walta, 2004), Street Play (2005),We B*Girlz (with Nika Kramer, 2005), New York State of Mind(2007), Name Tagging (2010), and Tokyo Tattoo 1970 (2011). As anexhibition highlight, the original mock-up of her legendary book Subway Art(with Henry Chalfant, 1984) will be on display, as well as artworks from herpersonal collection including a pair of original paintings by graffiti king,Dondi.

A multi-channelvideo installation called “The Rushes” will debut in the exhibition by filmmakerSelina Miles, who directed the documentary Martha:A Picture Story and premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.

An extensive section called “Martha Remixed” showcases the work of over35 artists who have reinterpreted Cooper’s photographs or paid personal tributewith portraits in an array of styles and mediums and locations. Unique to theexhibition, visitors will see the new collaboration between Martha and multidisciplinaryLithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic who will create a two-story mural onsite insidethe museum.

“We wereimmediately excited to be given the opportunity to present the world’s firstmajor retrospective of photographer Martha Cooper and to introduce her body ofwork to URBAN NATION Museum visitors. We are interested in focusing on Cooper’sphotographic work and expounding on her working methods. In addition, we willpresent her worldwide collaborations with artists and protagonists of thestreet art and graffiti movement and provide audiences the opportunity to delvedeeply into the cosmos of Martha Cooper’s work. We are delighted to be able topresent and convey a unique compilation of photographs and artifacts from herpersonal collections.” – Jan Sauerwald, Director of the URBAN NATIONMuseum.

Martha’s specialty isdocumenting artistic process in public space. Her formal training in art andethnology set a unique template to better understand cultural practices andtechniques and her friendships with artists gave her close and personal access toshow materials, tools and techniques in detail as they evolve over severalgenerations. As part of this larger practice, Cooper’s iconic photos ofclandestine graffiti activities have proven to be a valuable record and an importantkey to understanding the story of the movement’s proliferation around the world.

Martha’s curiosity has always driven her documentation. Her black and white photographs from her book Tokyo Tattoo 1970 (2011), represent her first foray into an underground art world and hidden practices. In Street Play she concentrated on the invincible spirit of city kids who are creatively rising above their bleak environment. Her photographs of 1980s breakers are the earliest published images of an unknown dance form at the time that became known as central to the definition of Hip Hop culture. As the first female staff photographer on the New York Post, Cooper sought out subjects to pursue independently. Her intrepid and sometimes risky pursuit of taking pictures has inspired many young people to pursue their own artwork and career paths. 

Exhibition curatorsSteven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo (New York) have been curators andco-curators for the URBAN NATION Museum since 2015 (Project M/7 Persons of Interest, 2015, URBAN NATION openingexhibition UNique. UNited. UNstoppable., 2017). They are also foundersand editors of the influential art site Brooklyn Street Art (BSA) since 2008, arespected daily clearinghouse of the global street art scene.

“Martha’s style isto dive in and be fearless, immersing herself in the moment – and she’s beendocumenting what she finds around the world for six decades. That’s theattitude we took curating this exhibition, knowing that each element capturedin her work is genuine and transient. It is our goal for visitors to betransformed by her unique eye for a historic preservation of the ordinary thatis often exceptional – whether it is documenting the verboten process of making1970s graffiti, capturing youths performing moves that were later called“breaking”, the inking processes of Japanese tattoo culture, or the ingeniousgames kids devised for play in New York’s abandoned neighborhoods,” sayHarrington and Rojo about MARTHA COOPER: TAKING PICTURES.

MARTHA COOPER: TAKING PICTURES
Exhibition Opening
Friday, October 2nd, 2020, 8 pm

URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART
Bülowstraße 7, 10783 Berlin-Schöneberg

Corey Helford Gallery

Four-Artist Exhibition Featuring
Kai and Sunny, Handiedan, Hikari Shimoda, and Ian Francis

ON VIEW
October 3 – November 7, 2020

COREY HELFORD GALLERY
571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 12pm - 6pm
(310) 287-2340

On Saturday, October 3^rd, downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery will proudly unveil a four-artist show in the Main Gallery featuring The Great Curve by London-based artist duo Kai and Sunny, Centered by Stillness by Dutch artist Handiedan, Affirmation of Existence by Japanese painter Hikari Shimoda, and two new works from Ian Francis.

The award-winning duo Kai and Sunny take inspiration from the natural world and the patterns and forms it manifests. The Great Curve showcases the duo's uniquely distinguishable compositions of large acrylic paintings on linen and archival ballpoint pen works on paper. Regarding their upcoming mini-solo show at CHG, the duo share, "The Great Curve is inspired by the force and energy found within nature. The works explore the relationship between line and color, shifting through dynamic color changes. The pieces create infinite movement and naturalistic rhythm appearing both serene and ominous at the same time. The process is a methodical building of thin intricate lines upon each other using acrylic paints on canvas.”

Handiedan’s work involves a complex cut and paste mixture of digital and highly detailed sculptural hand cut collages, complimented by conscientiously collected antique ornamental frames. She shares, “Continuing the exploration of 'Torus' as a form and flow process, one of the key characteristics of the torus is that at its very center, the entire system comes to a point of ultimate balance and stillness — in other words, perfect centeredness. This is the center point ‘singularity’ of the torus."

Hikari Shimoda arrived onto the international scene in 2014 with her U.S. exhibition Fantastic Planet, Goodbye Man at CHG, introducing her ongoing series entitled “Children of This Planet” and “Whereabouts of God,” and since then she’s become one of the most widely recognized names of New Contemporary painters rising out of Japan. Sparkling and sweet, Shimoda’s work is at once enchanting and disarming, portraying a world where cuteness and horror coexist. Regarding her new works, Shimoda shares: “People live by being bound by all attributes by nature; eye color, hair color, and skin color and so on. It varies according to our race, nationality, gender or social status, and it can be difficult to judge an individual without any attributes. I think of it like a "curse" that afflicts the individual without even realizing it. I also have some discomfort in my gender as a woman. It is hard for me to say how I feel "different", and I feel uncomfortable with the attributes of a woman, and that has long afflicted me in the form of some self-denial. However, I believe that we should affirm our own existence regardless of our identity and attributes. To express this idea, I drew a portrait series called ‘Affirmation of Existence,’ where lines and symbols are intruding the picture that I am known for as an artist. In a way, this is my own self-affirmation.”

Regarding his new works, Ian Francis shares: “In these two paintings I wanted to explore the contrast between the melodramatic interrelationships of the characters and the vast liminal spaces they are lost within. I was interested in these frozen moments of narrative breaking down against landscapes which extend off into the distance, unreal and indistinct places. Each of these pieces refer back to previous paintings that I made in 2012. It was interesting to me to revisit ideas 8 years later.

My new piece ‘A Beach Umbrella Loses It’s Ability to Provide Shelter’ refers back to my older piece, titled ‘Two People Go On Holiday Forever,’ again taking place in a strange, abstracted space that’s defined as a beach primarily by the presence of the beach umbrella, but now the umbrellas are being taken down and falling apart. My second piece in this show, titled ‘Far Away, a Stage Sun Sets in the Mountains’ refers back to my piece ‘A Red Sphere Grows’ ─ in both pieces I was interested in the idea of a landscape built from playing with the movement of paint that’s interrupted by a simple geometric sphere alien to its surroundings. I wanted to explore the sense of threat and unreality created by its artifice.”

The four-artist show featuring Kai and Sunny, Handiedan, Hikari Shimoda, and Ian Francis opens Saturday, October 3^rd in the Main Gallery, alongside a solo show by Arinze Stanley in Gallery 2 (click here for info) and a two-artist show Mayuka Yamaoto and Erika Sanada in Gallery 3 (click here for info). Corey Helford Gallery is located at 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and normal hours are Tuesday – Saturday, from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

Please note: In order to keep our family of artists, collectors and staff safe, and in compliance with the COVID-19 state-wide mandate, the physical gallery will remain closed until further notice but can be reached via email at jch@coreyhelfordgallery.com.

MEHDI CIBILLE aka LeMoDuLeDeZeeR
Logologique  
Franck Le Feuvre and Jonathan Roze
are pleased to invited you to the opening of Logologique
Mehdi Cibille's first solo exhibition at the gallery.

Opening Today
Thursday, October 8, from 2pm to 9pm

The inaugural exhibition of paintings by Jennifer Caviola is curated by Sidel & McElwreath and showcases 17 paintings that demonstrate reverence for the technical qualities of painting and meticulous line-work. With an earnest commitment to contribute to the conversation of universal recovery from generational trauma, the works on view are representative of Caviolaʼs exploration into the role of painting as facilitator of ancestral clearing.

WHAT: Open House | "The Same Material"  Solo Exhibition by Jennifer Caviola 

WHERE: Pegasus Prints, 303 Ten Eyck Street, East Williamsburg, NY

WHEN: Saturday, October 10 from 3-7pm

Social distancing protocols enforced.
Mask required.

MARBLES AND BRONZES

PichiAvo

Exhibition dates: 09.10.20 – 01.11.20

ABOUT EXHIBITION

StolenSpace Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition of new work by PichiAvo. The show, ‘Marbles and Bronzes’ will explore classical sculpture, with the artists’ signature contemporary twist.

PichiAvo is a duo of street artists, Juan Antonio and Álvaro, both hailing from Valencia in Spain. Both trained in Fine Art and Design before they met on the graffiti scene in Valencia, which led to their formation of PichiAvo in 2007. Pursuing joint projects, they focused on skills and techniques to develop their recognisable style and showcase what defines them: graffiti and classical art.

They have achieved global recognition for their skills at uniting the connection between painting and sculpture in urban settings. Their innovative approach at creating these fusions reveals the beautiful balance that can be achieved between classical and contemporary art.

Working both outside and inside the studio, PichiAvo’s work experiments across all mediums –  including painting, sculpture, and installation. ‘Marbles and Bronzes’ is a study of sculptures from the classical period, with specific focus on marble and bronze pieces. PichiAvo pay tribute to these classical masterpieces by re-representing them with a modern twist for a contemporary audience. The artists’ pay homage to original techniques and materials, which have allowed these sculptures to be preserved.

To register interest for this show please email or telephone +44 (0)207 247 2684. 

TRAZ SOLO SHOW : GLOBAL WARNING


TIMELINE●Vernissage​ : Friday ​16/10/20​ (18H-22H)●DJ set​ (DJ Fabolous-Basel) : Saturday ​17/10/20​ (18H-22H)●Workshop ​(from 10 yo) Sunday ​18/10/20​ (14H-16H)●Afterwork ​: Friday ​23/10/20​ (16H-20H)●Finissage ​: Saturday ​24/10/20​ (14H-18H)


ABOUT"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"Antoine de Saint-ExupéryGlobalwarmingshouldbeourpriority.Thisprojectaimstogivemorevisibilitytothisbigchallenge we face, in order to save the next generation from a hostile life.Todayeverybodyisawareoftheslogansofbigcompanies,suchas:JustDoIt,ThinkDifferent...duetoalmost100yearsofglobalmassmarketing.Usingthesametacticspublicistsuseintheirads,Icreatedmyownversionofslogansinaserieofmetallicsculptedletterpieces(Kineticmobiles,sculptures...).Theyallsharethecontrastbetweenmetalandrusttoillustratetheerosionoftheearthanditsdecline.Nothinglastsforever,naturewillalwaystakeoverandfind a way to reborn with or without human beings...Inasecondstep,someofthesepiecesarebroughttothestreetsas“Calltoaction”designed to motivate change of attitude and raise collective awareness. Act now !

The Museum of Graffiti is proud to present Gustavo Oviedo: Symbiosis, on view from October 17 to November 14, 2020.

Join us in unveiling the first look of Symbiosis on October 17, 2020. The artist will be safely greeting collectors all day, signing copies of his book and releasing a brand new print at 1:31 PM. Due to our social distancing efforts, limited tickets are available so guests are encouraged to reserve tickets in advance online.

Gustavo Oviedo, now 39, was born in Paris but was raised in France, Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico before finally relocating to Miami. In Miami, painting graffiti was a means to learn the city, connect with other teenagers and was a common language that helped him adapt to a new, foreign culture. With Miami’s art scene booming and adulthood calling, Oviedo broke away from the clandestine world of graffiti and decided to explore a part of Miami that didn’t include abandoned buildings and construction sites—the Biscayne Bay. 

Over the past 15 years, Oviedo has developed a highly personal, self-taught style of art that explores the relationship between the bustle of Miami’s vibrant metropolitan streets and the tranquility of the Biscayne Bay’s aquatic life, currents, and marine dystopia. 

Oviedo’s work has been included at numerous venues, including the Art Center / South Florida, Young at Art Museum, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Boca Museum of Art, among others. He has been a staple on the walls in Wynwood and Overtown with graffiti murals dating back over 2 decades.

Museum of Graffiti

299 NW 25th streetMiami, FL 33127