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from ammocity.com art, design and style
kindly sponsored by carhartt and curated by uk graf artist dreph, the underground resistance exhibition has now opened in london's soho occupying a gallery space at 15 kingly court running until 31st jan 2005.
unless you're a contractor of british rail, london underground or whatever else they're now called under the government's pfi schemes, redecorating the livery of the nations trains is regarded as an illegal activity with successful prosecutions leading to custodial sentences at her majesty's pleasure.
so bringing together an ensemble of "true uk train art outlaws", as dreph calls them, in a public show that pays homage to both the nyc and british scene for painting trains has been a considerable feat.
included in the show are submissions from coma, fume, kis42, dsia, rio2, skam, oker, elk, rateach, siege, cept, spy, mace, fuel, prime, hate, neas, pic and, of course, dreph himself.
presumably given lack of sponsorship from the likes of virgin trains (although it can only be a matter of time) and possibly some legal issues, each of the artists were provided with a plastic miniature subway train, the brainchild of, drastic plastics, klim kozinevich upon which to use as their canvas for the exhibit.
The results along with large exhibits, photography and background stories make this a unique and high quality event not just for graf enthusiasts and advertising executives seeking youth credentials but for anyone seeking an appreciation and an insight into the underworld of the urban expressionists.
underground resistance at 15 kingley court, soho, london until 31st january 2005 - free entry links: dreph ammo city guide to urban art intervention © copyright 2003 AMMO CITY INDUSTRIES LTD |
