Last summer as I walked into the 2012 BP Portrait Award in the National Portrait Gallery to see Nathan Ford’s entry ‘Joachim’, a tiny 28 x 20 cm canvas, I was immediately struck by its hanging and also by the surrounding competition. It was hung rather apologetically between 2 enormous canvases, and demanded the visitor […]
Author: NoLionsInEngland
Rae – Nocturnal Trips
Signal GalleryPaul St, London25 Jan – 16 Feb 2013 Photos: NoLionsInEngland except Brooklynite Gallery where stated This week I had the pleasure of showing Hraq Vartigan, co-founder and editor of Hyperallergic the state of play in Shoreditch’s art. I re-learnt an awful lot myself in the process, not least of which was how enriched our […]
Cranio – Lost In London
Zero Cool Gallery @ Red Bull Studios, LondonNov 16th – 19th 2012 All photos: NoLionsInEngland Interesting opening in London this week of Cranio’s show “Lost in London” . Interesting because this guy’s work is beautiful, obviously, but also because the question arises “how come we see so little Brazilian street art talent in the UK?” […]
Pablo Delgado: The Second Thirds
Pure Evil Gallery108 Leonard St, London4 – 28 Oct 2012 All photos by NoLionsInEngland Lilliputian tableaus started appearing at ground level in London about 2 years ago, firstly there were Georgian doorways, then a diaspora of ladies plying a darker trade followed more recently by surreal man-animal-space vehicle compositions. Figures and animals were always emphasised […]
All photos: NoLionsInEngland Ready mades – the term coined by Duchamp when he elevated everyday pissoirs to works of art – is annexed by Poland/NY artist Olek to describe in one way the main form of her work, “Crochet Readymades”. It is worth googling the images of the effect she has when she cloaks public […]
Phlegm in Bantry, Ireland
All photos: NoLionsInEngland Holiday time in West Cork meant contriving an excuse to pop in to Bantry to track down a stunning pair of Phlegm murals. Like the best treats, the work reveals itself in stages. The first sighting is a figure working with a shovel; then the back of the property reveals a ground […]
TRP v. ID – Graff Battle
SNOE, CEPT, BRK, SEKS v. SHUCKS1,JOBE Strongroom Curtain Rd, London Sat 18 Aug 2012 Expect sparks when two crews collide. Fills get abstract, characters pose, outlines pop, shines burst and backgrounds flare yet the real stress causing graff foreheads to pucker is not the law or the pikeys robbing cans…it’s the clock! Two of London’s […]
Sweet Toof – Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge – A retrospective showcase by High Roller Society at The Colour Works, 117 Wallis Road, Hackney, London E9 5LN 11 August – 19 August 2012 all photos NoLionsInEngland except DaveShocko and Myriam JC Preston where stated Sweet Toof solo shows are as rare as hen’s teef. There was the curious basement outing at […]
High Roller Society 10 Palmers Rd London E2 0SY Sun 27 Jul 2012, All photos: NolionsInEngland Letterpress printing was the arcane image making experience available at High Roller Society this weekend. Alex Booker, fine artist and printmaker has an ancient collection of letterpress block which he bought along, demonstrated and then let a crowded workshop […]
Brandalism
Photos: NolionsinEngland except Brandalism where noted On Tuesday evening (writing on Thursday) news came through of a fresh Paul Insect piece on Hackney Rd, too late to grab a photo but never mind, there’s always Wednesday. Later that night a web link took me to the slick, well laid out website of anti corporate advertising […]
VNA Issue 19 (July 2012) has a glorious 7 page photo spread of graff from Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, shot by me on my first visit there a short while ago. The photo features the local stars of the graff scene as well as one or two illustrious visitors. The mag is available in many disreputable […]
High Roller Society 10 Palmers Rd London E2 0SY Sat 30 June & Sun 1 Jul 2012, 1pm – 5 pm Copyem: Facebook; Tumblr All photos: NolionsInEngland This Graffoto scribe has learned a bit about various forms of printing at workshops which run by High Rollers Society gallery in East London. As the NoLions wardrobe […]
Banger Art – Part II
13 Jun 2012 – 1 night only then Lovebox Festival, Victoria Park, London 15 Jun – 17 Jun 2012 all photos NoLionsInEngland, In case you missed Part 1 of Graffoto’s news and views from Banger Art, check it out here (opens new window or tab or something) for background and loads of artwork. Eine, Will […]
Banger Art
13 Jun 2012 – 1 night onlythen Lovebox Festival, Victoria Park, London15 Jun – 17 Jun 2012 all photos NoLionsInEngland, except HowAboutNo where stated OK, so who’s idea was it to mash up memories of an embassy car park (Banksy, Swiss Embassy, London) with the spirit of a secret NY subway station (Workhorse et al, […]
Mike Ballard I.D.S.T
Block 336 336 Brixton Road, London 1 – 29 June 2012 All photos NoLionsInEngland Mike Ballard’s second solo show this year, I.D.S.T opened in Brixton last night. The venue is a non descript utilitarian basement concrete box, perhaps a bit too labyrinthine to be described as a plain box, various rooms, slots and box rooms […]