FEAR NO ART 4
Saturday, NOV. 10 ~ 7-10pm
Running -> DECEMBER 3
FOURTH WALL PROJECT
132 Brookline Ave. Boston, MA
http://www.fourthwallproject.com/
EVENT ~ http://www.facebook.com/events/298317306940636/
http://fourthwallproject.com/flog/2012/10/17/fear-no-art-4/
Featuring:
Slick,
Simone Legno, Shane Jessup, Augustine Kofie,
Kenji Nakayama, Caleb
Neelon, Raul Gonzalez, Cern One,
Toofly, Gigi Bio, Don Rimx, Jesse
Hernandez, Sket One,
Marka27, Problak. Pac23
Curated by Marka27
"While haphazard graffiti tags still slash through billboards
and brick
walls, there’s no denying the shift, albeit subtle,
that street art has
begun to take towards the more thoughtful,
deliberate, and respected. A
new generation of designers,
thinkers, and philosophers, born from the
rebellious,
bandana-covered cavaliers making their marks in the public
sphere discreetly, has begun to emerge. Indeed: the
street-art bubble
has begun to disintegrate into a
less-reliable orb, one that artists are
now fearlessly poking.
The artists that
curator, and prolific artist and designer
Marka 27 has gathered from
both coasts vary wildly: from
passionate, feverish, athleticism to
carefully structured
graphics, these artists’ aesthetics are certainly
varied,
but not hard to associate. All 16 artists hint at a similar
respect and nod to architecturally-influenced
expression,
vibrant, often-times grotesque design, and a
no-holds-barred
expanse of movement—all accompanied by a fierce,
self-survivalist-immediacy.
While FEAR NO ART 4 is certainly not the first exhibition
featuring
street art, it is the first time these particular
artists have been
featured together on the same coast,
in the same space, reacting and
playing off of each other
for the first time. Rather than showcase a
singular artist,
this exhibit is a representation of an amalgamation of
cultures,
identities, ideas, and personalities much like the cities that
these artists use as their canvas.
The artists
gathered in this collection range from legendary
graffiti artists to
up-and-coming graphic designers, to
expressive pop-surrealist
painters—but really, these labels do
them a disservice. All of the
artists represented in FEAR NO ART 4
are revolutionaries who use a
variety of media to challenge the
most complex ideals, which are, of
course, wrapped in the
simplest of questions: What is art? What is art
if it is not for sale?
What is art if it is impermanent, hidden,
digital, wet, gross,
or illegal? What is art if we do not call it art?
Join us on Nov. 10th at the Fourth Wall Project to witness
a new type
of exhibit: one that brings the new gods of street
art together to
coalesce, challenge, and re-create a new
public art experience."
