Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008. Banksy in Lazinc
13/08/2018.
Exhibition [LON] UK
metalocus, ANDREA GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, ANDREA GONZÁLEZ
A few weeks ago, some images appeared in Paris. A mourning figure outside Le Bataclan gig hall. On other walls, a young girl painting over a swastika and a rat with a bow-tie on its head. An obvious critique of the French government’s crackdown on immigration, fingers were immediately pointed at well-know street artist Banksy, who later confirmed it on Instagram.
Banksy, “Kissing Coppers”, 2006. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Banksy, “Bronze Rat”, 2006. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Barcode Leopard, 2002. Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 2001. Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Installation view of Vettriano Beach Rescue, 2005. “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Venus, 2006. Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Bacchus at the Seaside, 2009. Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Installation view of “Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008”. Image courtesy of Lazinc.
Banksy, “Show Me The Monet”, 2005. Image courtesy of Lazinc
It is obvious the relevance that generates any work the anonymous Bristol-born artist. now his original gallerist, Steve Lazarides, and Mayfair’s Lazinc gallery co-founder, Wissam Al Mana, have teamed up to showcase some of the artist’s most iconic and earliest works.
Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008, at London's Lazinc art gallery, is the first UK exhibition which allows visitors to see Banksy’s work all in one place; from stenciled canvases, to unique paintings, to limited-edition prints and many more. The show reaffirm how relevant the anonymous artist’s social and political comments are in today’s world, whilst letting art enthusiasts view works they may have never known existed.
Although you won't find any literal street-art pieces here, sure that you will recognize important pieces like: “Love Is In The Air” (2006), the front cover of Banksy’s “Wall and Piece” manifesto; “Girl and Balloon” (2006); and “Show Me the Monet” (2005), showing the artist's own twist to Claude Monet’s 1899 painting, “Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies”.
Banksy Greatest Hits: 2002-2008 is open now until 25 August at Mayfair’s Lazinc.
Banksy, Greatest Hits: 2002-2008, at London's Lazinc art gallery, is the first UK exhibition which allows visitors to see Banksy’s work all in one place; from stenciled canvases, to unique paintings, to limited-edition prints and many more. The show reaffirm how relevant the anonymous artist’s social and political comments are in today’s world, whilst letting art enthusiasts view works they may have never known existed.
Although you won't find any literal street-art pieces here, sure that you will recognize important pieces like: “Love Is In The Air” (2006), the front cover of Banksy’s “Wall and Piece” manifesto; “Girl and Balloon” (2006); and “Show Me the Monet” (2005), showing the artist's own twist to Claude Monet’s 1899 painting, “Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies”.
Banksy Greatest Hits: 2002-2008 is open now until 25 August at Mayfair’s Lazinc.
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Dates
Banksy’s Greatest Hits 2002 - 2008 is open every Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm, until Saturday 25 August 2018.
Venue
29 Sackville Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 3DX, UK
