"The Artist will be present - Open to the public for one night only
(EACH SHOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ONE ORIGINAL PAINTING & LIMITED EDITIONS OF 33 SIGNED & NUMBERED PRINTS)
6.30pm-9.30pm on Thursday, 24th Feb. 2011
Venue: Onethirty3, Unit 22, Hoults Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
'One thirty 3 - 'Artists project space' will host six innovative and exciting wall based painting installations a year.
The invited artists will create site-specific art installations which will provide a unique opportunity for visitors to experience large scale examples of the best in contemporary street & urban art from around the world.
2011 Roster: April/May: Sickboy/Word to Mother - June: Herakut - August: Retna - October: Gaia - December: Special Guest"
Interesting idea, just long enough to hold the street art crowds attention and with a limited edition print to make everyone feel welcome and special. A group of artists showing through the year, who've either been totally ignored by their target audience, lauded and then fallen from grace with the canny help of gallerists or applauded as different without ever making a sale. Perhaps this is the future for this medium?
.. Can't wait for Herakut, but in their case shouldn't it read... "One print and 33 originals?"
ReplyDeleteNo, it should read, one greedy gallery and one failed career!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the fucking point in having a 'show' at all when it's only open for 3 hours? Not 3 hours each day, just 3 hours in total. That's a question for the 'gallerist' really, I've asked a few people who it is but it's obviously a tightly guarded secret as they all tell me to Hush when i ask.
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