Jonathan LeVine has been a staple of the contemporary art scene for years. With the fifth anniversary of his Chelsea gallery set for tomorrow night, we take a long view of this influential man.
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Saturday night the Jonathan LeVine Gallery will celebrate five years in Chelsea with a group show of LeVine artists. To the wider art-world, LeVine’s anniversary is simply another opening—a showcase of artists with a particular renegade aesthetic and in some cases (ahem, Shepard Fairey) ever-growing notoriety—or perhaps a lucky milestone in an unfriendly economic climate. But for those who have closely followed Jonathan LeVine’s D.I.Y. art-meets-street aesthetic, for those who were paying attention fifteen years ago when a 26-year-old kid first started organizing exhibits at New York punk spaces, Saturday’s show is a signifier of what Jonathan describes as “a generational shift.”
One of the UK’s favorite art star bad boys, Nick Walker, utilizes simple imagery with bold colors, sprinkling his signature stencil works all over the globe. This elusive artist granted Chippy and Richard Scarry exclusive access to his lair…err studio. Take a peek inside with us.
“After three excellent shows since moving to its new location near Sloane Square, the Saatchi Gallery turns its attention to the modern art of India,” reports Vera Blagev. “Like the other exhibitions, there is a mix of work – some excellent and awe-inspiring, some good, some questionable and some just plain devoid of emotion.”
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