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Solo Exhibition by Futura
by Gallery Magda Danysz (MD Gallery)
Location: Gallery Magda Danysz (MD Gallery)
Date: 18 Oct - 29 Nov 2014

As a point of his world tour, after other important cities such as Paris or New York, the street artist is shown for the first in China. Today, FUTURA is one of the most important leading figure of International Street Art scene. Famous since his begining, he has been established as the pioneer of this movement by being, in the early 70’s, the first one to mix abstraction style to the Urban Art and this way becoming a master of the subject.

Born in 1955, FUTURA starts in the 70’s on wagons of New york subway with artists such as ALI, Quik, etc. In 1981, he also meets Keith Harring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, especially for the group show New York/ New Wave. The following year in 1982, his first solo show takes place at the Fun Gallery in New York. FUTURA is has been one of the first street artist to have an exhibition in museum and since this moment, he has greatly make his input for the entrance of street art in museums.

FUTURA is known for being the for the first artist who painted an abstract “whole-car”. In a first time his style is graphic, then he develops it step by step to a universe made of geometric and dazzling colour forms. These round and supple forms, coloured, give form to a real cosmos. His spheres, as some planets, look like simplified satellite in a weightlessness made of coloured clouds. The absence of figuration and the atmosphere coming from his pieces place him as the heir of abstract expressionist such as the famous American Jackson Pollock. Often in large dimensions, his pieces seem to be an open-door to escape, encouraging people to have their own interpretation. FUTURA clearly stands out from the other street artist not only because of his unique style but also because of the special place he has on international Street Art scene: everywhere he is considered as a real legend.

More than 30 years after his first graffitis, FUTURA comes to china with a set of pieces painted exclusively for the exhibition. The exhibition will be organised around two important moments. First, the “work in progress” will be opened to the public, before the official exhibition opening and the hanging of the pieces on the walls. Unique occasion to see the artist at work, the exhibition wants to enhance the interest of this creative moment that the artist exceptionally accepts to share. In this way, the gallery will be transformed in a huge workshop before getting back to its initial aspect.

-Gallery Magda Danysz

Image: © FUTURA
Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Magda Danysz

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