23/4/2008We had more fun with Speto and Daniel Melim last week, who flew over from Brazil to decorate the gallery and prepare their joint show. As always they have done us proud with amazing new work and a stunning installation.
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10/4/2008The Embassy of Brazil in London invited us to curate a Brazilian urban art show at their premises in Mayfair. Tinho, Pato and Flip were welcomed by the Ambassador and Cultural Department and give free reign to paint on the walls and ceilings of their gallery space. The show opened to an unprecedented turnout of over 600 people at the opening reception and is open to the public until 30th April. Huge thanks to all at the Embassy for their forward-thinking support for such an important genre.
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11/12/2007Gerald Laing signed his stunning new silkscreen edition The Kiss at Artizan Editions yesterday. Already an iconic image, The Kiss has caused a real stir amongst collectors and the national and international media alike and is rapidly selling out, contact us for further details or see Laing's page in our 'artists' section.
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19/11/2007We had a fantastic time with Speto, Zezao, Ramon Martins, MZK and Carlos Dias who came to create the second round of our Cor Da Rua show in association with Sao Paulo's Choque Cultural. They have all produced incredible work - originals and prints - and one-off installations which will only be in existence for another criminally short 3 weeks...
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11/11/2007We took Zezao down the victorian sewers today, to work the same magic that he does in Sao Paulo…
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5/11/2007It was hard but we did it - the installations by Titi Freak, Daniel Melim, Kboco, Silvana Mello and Andrei Muller are no more. But compensation arrived on Saturday in the form of Speto, MZK, Carlos Dias, Ramon Martins and Zezao who are as we speak creating the same one-off installations to set off their all-new work for the second round of Cor Da Rua. The show opens on 10th November, email us on gallery@ocontemporary.com for details of the opening night, more pics soon...
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14/10/2007This week we're launching this stunning new silkscreen print by leading British Pop artist
Gerald Laing entitled The Kiss. Already becoming one of Laing's classic images, emulating the popularity and iconic status of his infamous 1968 portrait of Brigitte Bardot, this superb quality piece is in a low edition of 90 and sure to sell out fast so contact the gallery asap to ensure you don't miss out.
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7/10/2007Our show with our friends at Choque Cultural is finally here, with not an inch of white wall left in sight... How we will bring ourselves to paint over it, in heart or in practicality, we do not know. However the arrival of Speto, Ramon Martins, MZK, Carlos Dias and Zezao in November to do it all again is as good an incentive as any...
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