Lucas Price major solo show at BRP (London)
Can someone teleport me to London, please? I am jealous at everyone who is able to visit Mutate Britain, so won't talk about it that much. I will talk about another exhibition, which is opening next Thursday at Black Rat Press gallery.
I got a press release send, which I can not leave unnoticed.
London's Black Rat Press has another great solo show lined up in its Shoreditch gallery. Lucas Price, also better known as Cyclops, presents his major solo show 'Jesus Help Me Find My Proper Place' from 15th October until 13th November.In partnership with Sweet Toof, Price' work (familiar skeletal and giant toothed street art works) can be seen all over London and the world. In his solo show he will be exploring the fringes of society, which tackles narratives of homelessness, dereliction, madness, drugs and redemption.
The show also marks a part of his own life on the streets. He was expelled at 15 for daubing the school with graffiti and later experienced homelessness, drug addiction and jail on two continents. Five years after having kicked his addiction, Price gets recognition for his art from critics, media and buyers from all over the world.
His new works feature irreverent and often politically-loaded satire, as well as visual commentary on society's dark underbelly. From his personal experience he questions the ugliness that exists in society and demonstrates the beauty that can be found in even the most abject circumstances.
The show's title 'Jesus Help Me Find My Proper Place' is appropriated from the Velvet Underground track Jesus, which has been re-interpreted by Price as a direct reference to his past and acknowledgement of his newfound acclaim. He recently left a series of large-scale light boxes outside central London tube stations, police stations, art galleries and major advertising hotspots including Piccadilly Circus, which are without any doubt part of the show.
Show details:
Date: 15th October- 13th November 2009 (Private View: 15th October)
Location: Black Rat Press, Thru Cargo garden, Arch 461, 83 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3AY
www.blackratpress.co.uk
www.lucprice.com
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