THE THOUSANDS ART EXHIBITION
November 08, 2009,
Written by The 405
On November 18th, The Thousands, an exhibition of some of the world’s best street art, will open in London for just 5 days.
With the Tate Modern putting on a collection of street art pieces outside their museum last summer and with the Bristol Museum letting Banksy take over for a few months this year, street art culture is taking definite steps in the right direction, but The Thousands attempts to show the art world and the public that there are great works of art within the sphere of “street art,” and that street artists deserve a place in art history at least equal to that of The Young British Artists or the great pop artists.
The Thousands will feature original work by some of the top names in street art: Faile, Banksy, KAWS, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Herakut, Barry McGee and many more. Most of the work will come from private collections, but there will be a few brand new pieces direct from the artists.
What's even more outstanding is the fact that the show has been organized by a young man and street art collector and fan, who is nothing short of an inspiration to youth. 18 year old American expat Michael "RJ" Rushmore who is currently living in London, started his own website Vandalog in late 2008 aiming to celebrate the achievements of street artists around the world and aid in solidifying their rightful place in art history.
The Thousands will be open from November 18th through the 22nd of November at
Village Underground in London (54 Holywell Lane, London, EC2A 3PQ). A companion book will be published by Drago Lab to commemorate the event.
Keep checking back this week for exclusive interviews with some of the artists featured in The Thousands - Armsrock, Rowdy and Nick Walker plus an extra special interview with Michael Rushmore himself.
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3 responses so far...
wil
this looks really good, we'll probably come down on the saturday for a peak...
RJ
Thanks Wil. The best time to stop by is around 1pm for a free guided tour of the exhibition and the street art in Shoreditch. Oh, and on Saturday a big group is stopping by around 3pm, so that's probably the time to avoid because it may be a bit more crowded than usual.
wil
is that the same for sunday? i forgot i had plans for saturday afternoon already, really annoyed as i'd much rather go to this...
Will - 09/02/10
Quite often when a song becomes part of a soundtrack, the artist doesn't get a say as to what programme or advert that song goes on, as music is mostly put on a huge database that production companies pay for and choose any song they like from. Can't quite remember what this database is called and I'm not sure if I've explained it correctly either, but the point is I don't think Oberst chose to have his song associated with a bank so that he could make money... maybe. [view article]
Emma - 09/02/10
I accept Danny's Lostprophets diss (Oh how I used to LOVE them when the Fake Sound of Progress came out) BUT, Iggy Pop! Iggy pop is the man. It doesn't matter that he's sold out. I'd do the same thing in his shoes. I mean, Iggy Pop, selling car insurance? It's just funny. And that freaky little side kick puppet wasn't actually provided for him by the insurance company. At least I'm assuming it's the same one that was used in the BPA video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NbMYbX4DU (Just made slightly less disturbing for the general public) [view article]
Euan - 09/02/10
just to throw a less 'in your face, that ad makes my piss boil' examples... Where do people stand on Journey or anyone involved with the whole Glee-commerce phenomenon...? ...or what about Leonard Cohen...? Whilst he has not sold out in quite the same way, he did sell Hallelujah to Simon Cowell and Alexandra Burke for it to be brutally butchered... though granted he had been robbed by his accountant and was broke so there was some justification... Whilst I was young and idealistic about this, I'm now a lot more realistic. I think that times have changed in the digital age whereby much of music is being acquired for free (legitimately or otherwise). Given this providing soundtracks to ads, movies, eastenders, hollyoaks or whatever is now a realism and it's a way of your favourite artist making ends meet and getting enough exposure for their record company to keep them signed. Hell, even 405 faves Grizzly Bear featured on an ad in the middle of the Superbowl, Telekinesis are the sound of Ford, Conor Oberst in the shape of Bright Eyes is telling us all about Halifax, Death Cab have appeared in the OC, as have Rilo Kiley and Modest Mouse etc etc... the list goes on... Not the most structured arguement really... but the long and short of it is this... What Iggy did was the worst kind of sell out, as his appearance had nothing to do with his music but, let's face it, it's mainly just that the ad was so fucking irritating. [view article]
Oliver - 09/02/10
SUPER excited about that lineup! [view article]
emma - 09/02/10
Caribou to play alongside Phoenix for Field day 2010 http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/news/top-news-stories/6978/phoenix-to-headline-field-day- [view article]