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April Fools
1 - 30 April 2009
Private View: Wednesday 1 April
April Fools' Day, although not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day
celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission
of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family
members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on fool's errand, the aim of
which is to embarrass the gullible.
Urban street art has fast become a cultural phenomenon sweeping the UK and Europe
with its audacious challenging of authority and cultural norms. Public but anonymous,
these artifacts of clandestine performance by artists operating outside the
established channels of exhibiting and selling their art, has contributed greatly
to the dialogue of the enduring question, “What is art"?
Taking the ethos of the hoax into consideration, an eclectic collection of contemporary
urban art will be exhibited and sold off the walls which be constantly changing
throughout the duration of the exhibition to create a curiosity with the viewer.
This exhibition showcases a collection of international artists who examine
the genre's explorations into art in mediums that range from painting, wheat-pasting,
and collage to drawing and sculpture.
The image on the flier is by Beatrice Brown. For more images of her work go HERE