Boxi looks to be the latest artist to join the roster at Lazarides Gallery. Time Of The Signs is his solo show open at Laz’ Rathbone Place location from this Friday. Ever since seeing Logan Hicks’ stencil work at Black Rat Projects a little over three years ago, I’ve been a fan of the hyperrealistic stenciling that artists like Hicks and Boxi use. It seems strange to have Boxi at Lazarides though. I like his work, but it’s much more meditative and calm and just less loud/pop than what Lazarides seems to be about. Now I’m curious if we’ll see anything completely new and out of the box from Boxi, something that fits more with what I’d expect at Lazarides. Sorry to ramble on a bit, but this show seems to me equal parts confusing and exciting. It opens on Friday and runs through September 1st.

Last month, I had the chance to visit Ron English‘s studio in New York. At the time, he was just about to ship out his upcoming show at Lazarides Gallery in London, open from June 24th. Here are some photos from the visit:

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It’s been about two years since Ron English‘s last solo show in London, but he is back in a couple weeks for a solo show at Lazarides Gallery at their Rathbone Place gallery. If somebody could please explain the name of the show to us, that would be awesome. It is Skin Deep: Post-Instinctual Afterthoughts On Psychological Portraiture. So I’m not really sure what that’s about. But I did have a chance to get a sneak peak a much of the work for Skin Deep last month during a visit to Ron’s home and studio and I fell in love with a couple pieces. Expect a photos from that visit posted on Vandalog sometime soon. In the mean time, pop surrealism fans should mark their calendars: Skin Deep will be open at Lazarides from June 24th through July 21st.

Photo courtesy of Lazarides Gallery

Back in October of last year, Lazarides collaborated with The Old Vic Tunnels to present ‘Hell’s Half Acre‘, a truly unique exhibition staged in the labyrinth of tunnels beneath London’s Waterloo Station. Over 10,000 people attending the event during the course of a week witnessed contributions from amongst others, Conor Harrington, Polly Morgan, Vhils, Antony Micallef, Ian Francis, Doug Foster, Paul Insect, Jonathan Yeo, and David Choe, and now you too can share the spectacle with the release of the catalogue documenting the show. ‘Hell’s Half Acre‘ is exclusively available to purchase from The Outsiders website, priced at only £10.

Last week I posted some photos of what David Choe and DVS had painted in London for the Hell’s Half Acre show. Here’s some more from that recent London visit, one wall on Leake Street and another in the Old Vic Tunnels off of Leake Street:

David is interviewed in this next video, so of course it’s NSFW:

Hell’s Half Acre opened on Monday night and Graffoto has a review.

On Friday, I was graciously given an early preview of Lazarides highly anticipated new show, Hell’s Half Acre. Taking place at the Old Vic Tunnels by Leake Street, the off-site display hosts new works from heavy hitters Conor Harrington, Vhils, George Osodi, Antony Micallef, Doug Foster, Todd James, Paul Insect, Mark Jenkins, Boogie, Ian Francis, Polly Morgan and Jonathan Yeo.

The team at Laz still had a lot of work to do before the private opening tomorrow, but from what I could tell, this is sure to be one of the most talked about shows for months to come. Loosely basing the concept off Dante’s The Inferno, the works themselves reek of death, destruction, fantasy, and myth. The dark and wet tunnels create an ambiance that not only makes viewers uncomfortable, but forces them to react to the art. I don’t want to give too much away, but all of the work is brand new and most of it was made specifically for the show, especially the large scale installation spaces. At every turn in the tunnel’s maze, there is something new to be discovered, attempting to shock and intrigue viewers.

Here are just some of the pictures I have as well as the Babelgum preview video that is circling the Internet like crazy this weekend.

Photos by Stephanie Keller

Mark Jenkins

After a series of shows in LA over the summer, Lazarides Gallery‘s next pop-up show is taking place back home in London. Next month, they’ll be at The Old Vic Tunnels (aka, the Leake Street tunnels) for a group show: Hell’s Half Acre. The is only running from October 12-17th, but the list of artists is top notch: Polly Morgan, Vhils, Mark Jenkins, Bast, Todd James and more.

The entire show will be inspired by Dante’s Inferno and all the artists will making work based on their interpretations of hell.

For more info, go here (sorry, it’s a PDF).

Photo by Jack Two

Last week, RJ  posted about the new Faile book, Faile: Prints and Originals 1999-2009. This past Thursday, The Outsiders at Lazarides Shop hosted the book’s launch at London. Within the first fifteen minutes, each of the 100 signed books sold, and by the end of the night, the book sold out to the que of art lovers that stood waiting to buy or pick up their pre-ordered copy. The Shop turned into a Faile world as the walls showcased pieces on sale from the collective early years to the present. I still think the best was the Sailor Jerry cocktails. Any opening with a decent mix drink is fine by me.

All Photos by Steph Keller

There aren’t many artists with more street cred than Bäst. He’s been getting up consistently for about a decade now, and he’s not half bad at collage either. While I find his work most interesting on the street, but that doesn’t mean I hate to see him indoors from time to time. And it’s about time. On August 20th, his latest solo show will open at London’s Lazarides Rathbone Place. Botulism is going to be Bäst’s first solo show at Lazarides, but he exhibited there earlier this year with Faile for their Deluxx Fluxx Arcade. Lazarides promises that for this show, Bäst will be “developing past preoccupations in an exciting new direction.”

Here’s are a couple of teasers from Botulism:

Botulism runs from August 20th through October 1st with a private view on August 19th.

EuroTrash featuring Conor Harrington, Vhils, JR and Antony Micallef from ST Press on Vimeo.

For those of you that have been following our coverage of Lazarides latest show EuroTrash here on Vandalog, this newly released video (which is rather sweet might I add) captures all the action building up to the shows opening night and lets you see the stellar line up of artists inlcuding Vhils, JR, Antony Micallef and Conor Harrington at work. Worth a watch if like me you are unable to attend to show itself. Check it out!

You can also read our exclusive interview with one of EuroTrash’s featured artists Conor Harrington here