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I’m very pleased to be joining a great roster of artists all of which have been affiliated with the artistic community (in one way or another) of Hackney Wick, London UK. With the impending landscape change and takeover of commerce over culture, the exhibition is set to be a vibrant and exciting celebration of creativity – uniting artists, image-makers and everyone inbetween to show solidarity for the artistic community of this area of London.
Sadly it’s not new that London is rapidly becoming an area that is losing it’s identity, with the creators and nurturers of culture being priced out due to a takeover of commercial outlets and overpriced rents.
With the curatorial eye and infinite energy of Aida Wilde in toe, Save Your Selves will be a wonderful and energetic exhibit that accurately represents not just the community of Hackney Wick, but the positive impact art can have on our lives.
The show opens Friday 14th October 7-10pm.
Exhibition will be open daily until 31st October 9am-5pm, free entry.
They say home is where the heart is, but in our case, home is where the art is. Well this may have been the case a while back in Hackney Wick, but these days the sights of cranes, bulldozers, developers and hoardings seem to have replaced the now lesser spotted artist.
This October 14th at Stour Space, Aida Wilde will once again assemble the ‘Lunatics’ from the recent takeover of the Lord Napier pub (Hackney Wicked 2016), bringing you an immersive, visual and historical experience. By sharing personal photos and archival images and footage with us, the local people of The Wick, Hackney WickED and Save Hackney Wick have contributed to what promises not to be just another gallery show but an insight into this unique community past and present.
For at least a decade, the urban art landscape of the Wick has shaped and developed the aesthetic of this unique pocket of East London. Save Yourselves celebrates the art and the artists who have personal and emotional connections to the area. Many of these artists have gone on to become some of the most prolific street artists of our time. As most buildings are doomed for demolition, subsequently so is the rich heritage of urban art in East London. Is there now anything left to Save, apart from Ourselves?
Artist list:
MOBSTR, Donk, Zombie Squeegee, Static, Fatherless, Edwin, Mighty Mo, Sweet Toof, Dscreet, Unga, Deso, Malarko, Float, DONE, Gregg Abbott (The Hidden Print), Vesna Parchet, Teddy Baden, John Atherton, Hin, Sony, Darren John, RUN, Ronzo, Rowdy, Neoh, David O’Shaughnessy, Cristina Lina, Brenda Goodchild, Helen Ashton, Jo Hicks, Anna Chilton, Xenz, Busk, Fifth Wall TV, Rosa Romeo, Felicity Taylor, Gina Pellicci, Juliette Stuart, Allie Li, Ego. A. Sowinski, Pang, Tek33, ODC & Nudo de Víboras.
