From cave paintings to the Italian Renaissance by way of Pompeii, where electoral candidates painted their names on city walls, graffiti as a medium of artistic expression and communication seems timeless. In one form or another graffiti appears and reappears throughout history and across civilizations.
However, a new era of graffiti began in the second half of the 20th century and started to take off at the end of the 1970’s, spreading throughout the world. Nurtured by urban rhythms of cities as varied as New York, Paris, Rio and Sydney, the movement’s protagonists have developed a global visual culture and ethos that are constantly being reinvented. Forty years later, this movement we call graffiti, street art, or urban art is seen as a rich artistic movement, constantly in flux and yet coherent.
The young artists of yesteryear have become accomplished artists and inspire whole new generations. In turn, the new generations push the limits of this art movement and invent fresh variations and forms. Street Generation(s) retraces this history.
About the exhibition
Duration: March 31st to June 1
Venue: LA CONDITION PUBLIQUE 14, Place Faidherbe, Roubaix, Tram, metro: Eurotéléport station, Liane 4, Bus 33 - V’Lille: la Condition Publique station
Courtesy of the artists and Magda Danysz Gallery, for further information please visit http://magdagallery.com.
