Will Rise - The Seventh Letter
On Wednesday Sept 1st 2010, Yves Laroche Galerie d'art will be presenting The Seventh Letter Crew’s fi rst Canadian group exhibition entitled Will Rise, held in conjunction with Norm AWR & Basta! Eponymously named after the 7th letter in the alphabet, these 'Gods of Graffiti’ represent one of the world’s most inspired, racially diverse and prolific graffiti crew ever assembled. Yves Laroche Galerie d'art will be showing new and exclusive works by six of the most influential members of the collective: REVOK, PUSH, NORM, POSE, REYES and RETNA.
Los Angeles based, The Seventh Letter is an institution born from street culture and taking form as iconic graffiti-based visuals and street references. Moreso, The Seventh Letter is a movement comprised of an army of artists with roots in graffiti and beyond; including fine art, tattooing, graphic design, sculpture and music. Demonstrating a consistent pride in their craft and foresight for future generations of young and upcoming artists, Yves Laroche Galerie d'art is proud to commemorate this visual representation of unique individuals.
New show announced! Train is coming...
Opens in Montreal Aug. 29th
TRAINS OF THOUGHT
Curated by Streets Are Saying Things.Com and Yves Laroche.Com
Trains Of Thought is a new show that features the most talented and fresh artists in the graffiti art field. The artists featured in this show have the most extensive history and talent in the graffiti community. They will be applying their skills to Giclee Trains that will be exhibited in the show, and the subjects they choose are their original thoughts.
Artists from New York City, Montreal, and all over the world will be featured in this exhibit. 60+ artists will be featured all together in this exhibit, and they will school you!
Painting a train has traditionally been something special to a graffiti writer, and is a phenomenon that is something to bare witness of. The thoughts that are being laid onto these pieces of art are exceptional and some just sophisticatedly simple.
Come see the Installations, sculptures, paintings, photographs, sketches and studies, limited edition prints and products that will be available at this show.
There will be a book signing by the curators of "Piecebook, the secret drawings of graffiti writers", written by Sacha Jenkins and David 'Chino' Villorente.
The show opens in Montreal at on August 29th 2008, 6pm-9pm @ Galerie d'Art Yves Laroche, 4 St-Paul E. Old Montreal, www.yveslaroche.com. Please call for info 514.393.1999.
There will also be an After party @ Cherry club, 417 St-Pierre Old Montreal, 10pm-3am, with dj's E.P. Bergen (BV3), Buddah Morales, Casio Royale (BV3), & L'ami-e (BV3).
Trains Of Thought will be on display from August 29th - September 9th 2008.
This event is part of the Meeting Of Styles Montreal weekend... www.mosmtl.com.
In loving memory of Vittorio Fiorucci.
Thank you to all the artists involved and people making this possible. Word to our sponsors.