High-Visibility Graffito Solutions // Petro // UK // High-visibility fabric & 3M reflective material // 2016
Graffiti in a museum? That’s right! In Somerset House’s exhibition Venturing Beyond: Graffiti and the Everyday Utopias of the Street, graffiti works are placed within the walls of the museum. While graffiti is usually seen as breaking the rules, here they are showcased as works of art. Artists from the UK, France, Italy, Denmark, Australia the US and Spain push the boundaries of street art in this show by creating striking works that venture beyond our common stereotypes.
The Only Emergency is the Absence of Emergency // Filippo Minelli // Italy // Pigment prints on paper & pigment print on silk
Chopper // Swoon // US // Paper cutouts & acrylic paint on wood // 2015
_H1.A_ // Revok // US // Oil enamel & synthetic polymer on wood assemblage // 2015
Busy Doing Nothing & Watching Out // Huskmitnavn // Denmark // Ink on paper // 2015
Infinity Again / Smurf Blue Buff / Gassy Crying Dog // Russell Maurice // UK // Emulsion, cotton, nylon & nylon string on MDF / Emulsion & acrylic on cotton // 2016
Art?! 