StolenSpace Gallery
91 Brick Lane, E1
020.7247.2684
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Jana Joana, Image from Under a Red Sky, Courtesy StolenSpace
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17 July 2008 – 10 Aug 2008
Tuesdays–Sundays (11am–7pm)
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Tube: Aldgate East, Liverpool Street
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The artists in StolenSpace's summer exhibition come from diverse urban environments, ranging from the seaside town of Hastings to the metropolitan sprawl of São Paulo. But these cities are not just inspiration — they are also canvases on which the pieces are produced. Shepard Fairey's striking stencils and iconic posters both embrace and reject traditional marketing spaces; Vhils' work draws on the poverty-stricken parts of Lisbon, with striking murals stretching across dilapidated structures; and Jana Joana's fluid, swirling line work focuses on femininity and independent female creativity. As a group show, the exhibition displays the many ways that street art can comment on urban life while simultaneously being a part of it.
