3/30/2023 0 Comments Street art graffiti![]() ![]() If the name rings a bell, it’s because Beyond The Streets London has been exhibited in two cities before: Los Angeles in 2018 and New York in 2019. So who’s there aside from, hopefully, you? From AIKO to ZEPHYR, there’s a literal A‑Z of world-renowned graffiti artists and adjacent creatives on show, including Beastie Boys, Robert 3D Del Naja, KAWS, Felipe Pantone, Paul Insect and Martha Cooper. You’ll also be treated to an incredible rare selection of archive adidas pieces, displayed as part of the exhibition’s wider look at street-art culture and the scenes it helped spawn. Supported by adidas Originals – a brand tightly tied to subcultural movements – it’s a rare chance to see scores of street art under one roof: an experiment in shifting contexts and the effects of bringing underground art to the surface through Saatchi’s three floors and the entirety of its circulation areas. ![]() To end? A kaleidoscopic display from Felipe Pantone via “The Next Phase” to see us into the future – and the gift shop, obviously. “Timeline” showcases a chronology of the scene with work from notorious collective Guerilla Girls before “Art with Conscience” and “Consideration Into Innovation” reframe graffiti as a purpose-led message. Next up is “Legends”, which includes KAWS and Keith Haring, before moving into “Blockbusters” and its specially commissioned work by Shepard Fairey and FAILE and “Larger The Life”, featuring two installations using recycled materials from Kenny Scarf and Paul Insect. First up is “Music & Art Coverage”, exploring ’70s and ’80s youth movements through FUTURA2000, MODE2 and Martha Cooper, leading into “Dream Galleries” with photographs of graffiti culture from across the world, focusing on André Saraiva’s Dream series and showcasing a mega Beastie Boys installation. Starting with a graffiti-splattered installation from Todd James at the gallery’s entrance, the exhibition is segmented into several distinct chapters: each spinning a different narrative about the history of street art. Occupying all three floors of the Saatchi, the exhibition tips its cap to the artists turning the city’s lesser celebrated spaces into free-for-all canvases. Namely, the Saatchi Gallery from 17 th February to 9 th May, for the UK’s most comprehensive ever showcase of graffiti, an entire life’s worth of urban exploration bottled into one single, spray-painted space. Well, thanks to new exhibition Beyond The Streets London, all of us can now be in the right place at the right time for more street art than you could possibly picture. When it comes to major pieces, if you’re not in the right place at the right time you’ll miss out if you are, though, your eyes are treated to a piece of ephemeral magic. “Graffiti” – which fittingly translates to “scratch” – is a superficial mark on city walls, train shells and shop shutters, one that’s rapidly treated by authorities plastering it with a new can of paint, dressing it with a jet of hot water or bandaging it up to be sold at auction. Street art’s curse is also its gift: it doesn’t always last long. ![]()
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