Refractions – Collective exhibition at Kirk Gallery – Aalborg (Denmark)


Among others you’ll be able to explore the universe of 9 new international artists picked from the top shelf with the wish to give a taste of what’s happening right now at the international scene for modern abstraction and ”Graffuturism”.

Originally the term “Graffuturism” was created by the American artist and art commentator Poesia, who edits and publishes an online blog under the same name; Graffuturism.com today. With a background as a well-respected graffiti artist with a twenty-year history, he felt there was something missing to depict the gap between graffiti and urban art which led to the term “Graffuturism”.

The term hereby embraces the latest currents within urban art/graffiti and at times also futurism, bridging the gap between these concepts and the energy in between.

Artists: Thomas Canto, Soda, Oliver Vernon, Christian Calabro, Crystal Wagner, Bond Truluv, Hueman, Rachel Hellmann, Augustine Kofie, Gilbert1, Rikke Bjørn, Nawer

Exhibition from 4th to 25th February – Kirk gallery

Collapse – Exposition personnelle – Château Mme de Graffigny, Villers-les-Nancy

Du 16 novembre au 25 décembre 2022

J’ai coutume de dire que mon univers artistique correspond à une forme d’urgence liée à notre société contemporaine et donc à une recherche graphique, esthétique voire sensorielle autour du mouvement. On pourrait y voir – in extremis – une prise de conscience globalisée de ce qui est inéluctable, un effondrement généralisé où chacun devrait assumer son rôle pour sauver ce si fragile et particulier équilibre qui constitue la vie sur notre planète.

Depuis tant d’années ce sentiment personnel intense qui m’habite et qui me déstabilise se retranscrit dans ma création. Me plonger dans cet espace parallèle, dans cette bulle de création me permet de surmonter l’état émotionnel laissé par le ressenti d’impuissance face à ce constat amer, l’effondrement de notre ère, de notre civilisation.

Ces dernières années et particulièrement 2022 ont témoigné de nouveaux signes de ce phénomène de craquèlements qui affectent – entre autre – l’humanité toute entière et montre les interdépendances entre chaque nations et peuples, tous embarqués dans le même navire.

“Collapse” regroupe une série de créations réalisées entre début 2020 et fin 2022, période faite de ruptures et d’adversité d’un point de vue de notre histoire commune mais également d’un point de vue plus personnel. Les œuvres présentées sont un mélange des différentes inspirations qui m’ont permis de traverser cette période mouvementée.
Elle offre à découvrir les recherches graphiques construites par le biais de médiums que sont le dessin, la sérigraphie, l’assemblage, la peinture, l’installation in situ.

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Collapse – Exposition personnelle

Ma nouvelle exposition personnelle aura lieu du 16 novembre au 25 décembre à la Galerie Mme de Graffigny à Villers-lès-Nancy.
Vernissage le vendredi 18 novembre à 18h30

My new solo exhibition will take place from November 16th to December 25th at Galerie Mme de Graffigny in Villers-lès-Nancy.
Opening Friday November 18th at 18h30

Urban Week festival – Paris La Défense

Pictures: Marie Moog, Julie Montel, Gilbert1

 

L’Urban Week est un festival de street culture qui a eu lieu sur le Parvis de Paris La Défense du 14 au 18 Septembre 2022. Programmation artistique de Quai 36.

The Urban Week is a street culture festival that took place on the Parvis de Paris La Défense from 14 to 18 September 2022. Artistic programming by Quai 36.

 

Why White ? – Exposition collective – Galerie Wagner

Le blanc. Couleur ? Non couleur ? Somme de toutes les couleurs ? Pure lumière ?

En choisissant la thématique “Why white ?”, la Galerie Wagner entend confirmer la puissance créatrice du blanc-couleur et du blanc-lumière.

Avec son “Carré blanc sur fond blanc”, Malevitch associe le blanc à l’infini en mélangeant simplement deux blancs différents — l’un de marque française, froid et très légèrement bleuté pour le carré, un de marque russe, chaud et un peu ocre pour le fond. Considérée comme la première peinture monochrome de notre histoire, celle-ci permet à l’artiste de déclarer : « À présent, le chemin de l’homme se trouve à travers l’espace (…) j’ai percé l’abat-jour des limites de la couleur, j’ai pénétré dans le blanc ; à côté de moi, camarades pilotes, naviguez dans cet espace sans fin. La blanche mer libre s’étend devant vous».

Ainsi s’ouvrent des recherches concrètes, un schéma de l’abstraction parmi d’autres, où le blanc se fait clairement signe et participe ainsi à la quête de la forme pure, tout en créant des blancs sur blancs à l’effet optique délicat et quasi prodigieux !

Artistes présentés: Charles BEZIE – Sophie COROLLER – Ueli GANTNER – GILBERT1 – Gerhard HOTTER – Eli JIMENEZ LE PARC – Saul KAMINER – Jean-Pierre LE BARS – Julio LE PARC – Guy de LUSSIGNY – Carlos MEDINA – Marie-Thérèse VACOSSIN – Hilde VAN IMPE – Géraldine WILCKE

Du 16 mars au 7 Mai 2022

Installation in situ – Château de Montaigu

Art Paris Art Fair 2020 – Galerie Wagner

Réenchanter la ville – Quai 36 – Versailles

La Mie de Pain – Artistik Rezo

Emmaüs Solidarité Aboukir – Centre Pompidou

Pictures: Hervé Veronese, Gilbert1

6 murs, 6 artistes

Un projet réalisé en partenariat avec l’association le M.U.R., dans le cadre de « L’été apprenant »

Tout le long du mois de juillet 2020, des ateliers de création ont été proposés dans diverses structures travaillant avec des jeunes ou luttant contre la précarité : centres d’hébergements d’Emmaüs Solidarité, foyer pour mineurs isolés (avec l’aide sociale à l’enfance), habitants de logements sociaux (en partenariat avec Paris Habitat), centres d’animation de la ville de Paris…

6 street-artistes utilisant des techniques variées (collage, graff, sculpture, peinture) ont proposé aux participants de s’approprier une surface. 

Cette initiative a permis de soutenir des artistes, d’offrir à des publics parfois  fragilisés une expérience créative avec un artiste et de contribuer à l’amélioration de leur environnement quotidien.

https://www.centrepompidou.fr/fr/le-centre-pompidou/action-territoriale/6-murs-6-artistes

6 Walls, 6 Artists

A project organised in partnership with the M.U.R. Organisation as part of the “cultural summer”

Throughout the month of July 2020, creative workshops were set up in various structures working with young people or engaged in the fight against social insecurity, such as the Emmaüs Solidarité shelters, homes for unaccompanied minors (with child welfare services), the residents of social housing (in partnership with Paris Habitat), or the community centres of Paris.

6 street artists using a variety of techniques (collage, graffiti and painting) provided participants with a wall for expression. 

This initiative supported artists and provided sometimes fragile audiences with a creative experience in the company of an artist, thus helping them to improve their daily environment.

https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/the-centre-pompidou/regional-action/6-walls-6-artists

Le MUR Nancy

Géometries variables – Exposition personnelle – Galerie Corner Epinal

Cercles – Galerie Wagner Paris

Urban Art Biennale – Völklinger Hütte

Du 14 avril au 3 novembre 2019

Infos

Art Paris 2019 – Galerie Wagner

Art Elysées in Paris – Galerie Wagner

Painting at Station F – Paris

 

SCOPE Basel Art Fair – Orlinda Lavergne Gallery

Celebrating its 12th Anniversary from June 12th to 17th, SCOPE Basel hosts among 80 international galeries, Orlinda Lavergne gallery which presents a serie of volume works alongside another artists.

More infos

Le MUR Auber – Paris


Installation of two ephemeral mural paintings at Auber RER station in Paris, in partnership with le M.U.R.
The works will stay until June 26th

Pictures: Denis Sutton, Jean-François Mauboussin, RATP

More info

Video In situ @ Musée Lorrain by Vincent Tournaud

In situ – Musée Lorrain (Nancy)

Mural painting – Azureva in Hauteville – Le M.U.R.

Swiss Watches – Kolly gallery x Happy gallery – Paris








The exhibition Swiss Watches takes place at the same time as the Urban Art Fair and marks a contrast, as the show Swiss Watches is an independent urban art exhibition. The goal of the exposition is to present Swiss quality by selecting only the most emerging artist in Graffiti Art. In 2016 Kolly Gallery initiated a series of exhibitions, entitled Swiss Cheese and Swiss Chocolate, in order to bring attention to the exceptional urban art movement. For the third exhibition Swiss Watches is presenting a quite international line up as well as some new names and unexpected urban jewels. The represented artists are: FLYING FÖRTRESS (DE), PAVEL RTUE (RU), 123 KLAN (CA), SWEETUNO (CH) and SUPAKITCH (FR).

For the third edition the title and concept of the exhibition Swiss Watches implements a superb andoutstanding quality in the exhibited pieces, similar to the world-renowned watches fabricated in Switzerland. The main idea is to represent Switzerland’s strength of luxury goods export. Finally this exhibition promisesstreet credibility for all artists represented. For the third time Kolly Gallery will present an astonishing, surprising and unforgettable experience. Last but not least, do not forget: „Everyone loves Swiss Watches!“

Guest: Happy Gallery (FR)
Swiss Watches is welcoming Happy Gallery (FR) as guest exhibitor. Happy Gallery is an online gallery specialized on production of limited high quality objects made by graffiti and street artists. On behalf of Happy Gallery artworks by Speedy Graphito, Gilbert1 and Nicolas Barrome Forgues will be presented.

The pop-up exhibition runs from April 13 to 15, 2018 at the Espace Oppidum in Paris.

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Grand opening – Mirus gallery – Denver

Mirus Gallery is excited to celebrate its Grand Opening, and inauguration of its new location in Denver.  The gallery will open with a dynamic group exhibition featuring a variety of staple artists represented by the gallery over the years, as well as new international exhibitors who carry the gallery’s curatorial visions into the future. The opening reception is Friday, April 27th, 7-10pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
For the past 5 years, Mirus Gallery has been championing new movements of contemporary art in San Francisco and will now expand this vision to Denver.  Mirus means “astonishing, extraordinary, and strange.” By definition, the curatorial direction of owner, Paul Hemming, presents just that through exhibitions of international emerging and mid-career artists. These exhibitions strive engage viewers on a sentient, emotional and evocative level, while also pushing the boundaries in remarkable technical skills and process.
Artists exhibiting:
Adam Friedman, Aec Interesni Kazki, Augustine Kofie, Bohdan Burenko, Cain Caiser, Chazme, Casey Cripe, Chris Cycle, Damon Soule, Faith XLVII, Florian, Gilbert1, Jan Kalab, Justin Bower, Kenor, Lister, Low Bros, Mars1, Morten Andersen, Nawer, NoMe Edonna, Nychos, Okuda, Oliver Vernon, Optimist, Robert Proch, Rubin, SatOne, Sickboy, Thomas Canto, Tim Biskup, Tobias Kroeger, Vesod, Yoh Nagao, Zeser, Zepha.

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Mirus Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Gilbert1 opening February 16, 2018 from 7-10PM with the artist present. The show runs through March 10th

Gilbert1’s process takes its roots in experimenting and evolving as much as possible and trying different mediums. He has found his own vocabulary assembling volume shapes with raw material in reference of a decadent world, and transforming his abstract letter graphics into deconstructed structures.
Creating in situ anamorphosis led him to develop an optical vision he enhances now in studio. Having worked recently the last years on black and white drawings and also as studies for tattoos – dotwork, gradients, transparency, translations, negatives – brought him to research in depth, dimension and perspective.
For his first solo with Mirus Gallery, Gilbert1 wanted to work more in this direction, in order to integrate his usual compositions and graphics in a surrounding dimension and play with vanishing points. He was interested to work on depth and height sensations as a door which suddenly opens under feet, a kind of vacuum which could never stops and create another falling possibility axis.

More info: www.mirusgallery.com

Pictures: Gilbert1 / Mirus gallery

Never Ending Fall – Solo exhibition at Mirus gallery in San Francisco

Never Ending Fall – Solo exhibition at Mirus gallery, San Francisco
February 16 – March 10, 2018
Opening Reception Friday, February 16, 7-10pm
Infos: www.mirusgallery.com

Art Elysées in Paris – Galerie Wagner

Art Élysées–Art & Design is one of the major events during the Parisian Art Week, which takes place every year in October. The fair contributes to the capital’s artistic dynamism and activity. Art Élysées stands apart from other fairs by offering reliable assets, valuable works of art and an alternative to the current art market. Through its unique identity and strong stand on art, the fair is a key event for art aficionados and collectors. The Art Élysées–Art & Design fair showcases an exceptional range of art. Art Élysées is the only fair to present 4 different sections, each under an ephemeral pavilion set up along the Avenue des Champs- Élysées. Both French and foreign galleries present a substantial selection of works in response to the market’s current demands. During each edition the fair renews coherent dialogue between modern and contemporary art and 20th century design. Contemporary artists in constant motion can be found next to some of the greatest references that have marked art history of the 20th century. Effective and attractive business opportunities; Art Élysées is a key fair for buyers and art professionals.

www.artelysees.fr

Intersections – Collective exhibition at Galerie Wagner in Le Touquet

Collective exhibition with Helene Vans, Seize and Sebastien Preschoux at Galerie Wagner in le Touquet (fr).
Opening September 23th, 6pm

En géométrie, une intersection est le point où deux lignes se croisent, la ligne où deux surfaces se rencontrent…
Dans les œuvres d’Hélène Vans, Seize Happywallmaker, Gilbert1 et Sébastien Preschoux, les intersections sont nombreuses et font même partie intégrante de leur démarche respective.
A l’occasion de cette exposition, ces quatre artistes investissent librement la galerie, réalisant des œuvres in situ, à travers lesquelles s’exprime leur approche de l’espace, des éléments, de leur imbrication, de leur relativité.
Dans ses « pliages » par exemple, Hélène Vans crée un dialogue entre le lieu et l’œuvre en traitant la question de l’espace, du volume et de la forme induite.
Figure atypique du street art, Seize Happywallmaker interroge la géométrie parfaite des triangles qu’il connecte à d’hypnotiques cercles en réseaux colorés.
Formé à  l’école de la rue, Gilbert1 est fortement attaché au vécu de ses trouvailles, dont il extrait l’essence, en détourne le sens et leur donne nouvelle vie à travers de fragiles assemblages ou de monumentales fresques.
Enfin, Sébastien Preschoux tisse patiemment des centaines de sillons, recouvrant les lignes des poinçons laissées par le compas, livrant à notre regard des intersections aux effets intensément vibratoires…

More info: https://www.galeriewagner.com/

LAB/Salon collaborative painting with Graphic Surgery

Collaborative murals with Graphic Surgery painted for LAB Salon event in partnership with CCN Ballet de Lorraine and le MUR Nancy, Maxeville (FR)
Pictures Gilbert1

WORLD OF ILLUSION – Solo show at Artistik Rezo gallery in Paris – Recap












The exhibition runs from June 1st to July 6th 2017.

Galerie Artistik Rezo
14, rue Alexandre Dumas
75011 Paris
M° Rue des boulets

WORLD OF ILLUSION – Solo show at Artistik Rezo gallery in Paris – Opening May 31st

From June 1st to July 6th 2017.

Opening May 31st – 6pm to 9pm

Galerie Artistik Rezo
14, rue Alexandre Dumas
75011 Paris
M° Rue des boulets

Manifeste Urbain exhibition – La Lune En Parachute in Épinal – With Bault & Katre

Installation/anamorphose – Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy

Assemblage sur porte grillagée – Art42 in Paris

Handmade unique silkprint serie



Serie of handmade unique silkprints on 300g/m2 grain Arche paper,  57 x 77 cm.

Every print is unique. The shapes composing the work are not always placed in the same position, some appears on certain prints and are not present on the others.

Some colours are different from one to the other, and sometime appears shades by a mix of colour (turquoise/blue, orange/red).
There is between 10 and 16 passages on each print, and between 9 and 11 colours.

Luxembourg Art Fair – Orlinda Lavergne Gallery

Mobile sculpture

Opening urban art museum Art42 – Paris

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Art42 the first (non) urban art museum has opened this week end in Paris during la Nuit Blanche.

A new book about the project has come out in Opus Délits collection from Critères éditions.

More info:
http://www.art42.fr/
http://criteres-editions.com/accueil/165-70-art42-9782370260444.html

Pictures: Julien Pesce, Gilbert1

Collab with Etnik – Le MUR Mulhouse

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During Mecaniques Urbaines festival in Mulhouse, Etnik and me have painted a large wall with le M.U.R. Mulhouse. A great moment and also some nice meetings, thanks to everyone.

Pictures: Jean-Paul Houille

Recap Out of control – GCA gallery

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J’ai le plaisir de présenter mon exposition personnelle Out of control à la GCA gallery de Nice jusqu’au 30 juillet 2016, où 24 travaux récents sont à découvrir. Si vous êtes dans les coins de Nice ces prochaines semaines, n’hésitez pas à y faire un saut.

GCA gallery
16 bis rue catherine ségurane
06300 Nice – France
Tel. +33 6 09 07 75 99
info@gcagallery.fr

Plus d’infos: http://www.gcagallery.fr/

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I have the pleasure to present my solo exhibition at GCA gallery in Nice until 30th July 2016, where 24 new works are on view. If you are close to Nice these next weeks, please stop by.

GCA gallery
16 bis rue catherine ségurane
06300 Nice – France
Tel. +33 6 09 07 75 99
info@gcagallery.fr

More info:  http://www.gcagallery.fr/