Cut Out And Keep – Save The Date
7pm, Thursday 26th November
We're collaborating with art gallery Hang Up http://hanguppictures.com to launch the debut solo show of Alex Daw, a multi-talented contemporary artist, in The Cole on Hanbury Street on Thursday 26th.
Hang Up is an online gallery that represents young, emerging talent from across the globe and deals in an eclectic range of contemporary, graffiti and street art. They specialise in sourcing hard-to-find limited edition prints and originals from the leading artists in this scene.
The artist, Alex Daw http://www.hanguppictures.com/_webapp_143523/Alex_Daw brings his warped view of the world of fashion, status and advertising via his ongoing series of compelling contemporary mementos of modern life. He utilises anything at his disposal – he cuts and paints on a number of surfaces. Culling fragments of pop culture, fashion and art history, Daws' obsessive nature to critique and de-construct objects, results in cut up magazines, and paintings on canvas and glass pieces. Here is Alex at work.
The resulting work is a series of sexy, glossy objects, at once mocking, mimicking and worshipping the cult society they are idolising. He is also satirising the clinical, surgical lengths to which a growing number of celebrities take their obsessive compulsion to alter their physical self.
From our perspective, in this relentlessly digital age, we felt a collaboration of this kind was a lovely opportunity for us to, old-school style, create a 'real-life' experience. Not to mention a chance to take advantage of the wonderful event space we built this year.
Plus there'll be lot's to drink and eat. Havana Club are sponsoring the show – there's talk of enough rum on-site to create 400 cocktails, so we need help getting through it please….
To reserve a space at the private view go to http://www.hanguppictures.com/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=38690