In December 2019, Berlin-based street art artist Lacuna exhibited works from his series of spray-painted concert images for the first time. Now there is a much more extensive exhibition of the already created as well as new works.
The images were created using the stencil technique and were the result of an inspiring collaboration with photographer Nicholas Ganz, who has photographed bands live on stage over the years. Lacuna chose some images from this series for herself and reinterpreted them with the spray can. The result is poetic and color-intensive work that hardly resembles sprayed stencil paintings.
The various exhibitions will be accompanied by Berlin musicians who will play live.
On July 08, the exhibition will be accompanied by the musician Lutz Steinbrück and the band Conor Corp..
In December 2019, Berlin-based street art artist Lacuna exhibited works from his series of spray-painted concert images for the first time. Now there is a much more extensive exhibition of the already created as well as new works.
The images were created using the stencil technique and were the result of an inspiring collaboration with photographer Nicholas Ganz, who has photographed bands live on stage over the years. Lacuna chose some images from this series for herself and reinterpreted them with the spray can. The result is poetic and color-intensive work that hardly resembles sprayed stencil paintings.
The various exhibitions will be accompanied by Berlin musicians who will play live.
On July 01, the exhibition will be accompanied by the musician Simon Houghton aka Sneaky of Fingathing.
SIMON HOUGHTON:
Simon Houghton (aka Sneaky) is a genre defying Musician, Producer and DJ hailing from Manchester (UK). He toured for several years with RAE & CHRISTIAN (Grand Central Records) and then formed intergalactic bass n turntable combo FINGATHING with Peter Parker in 2000. In 7 years the band toured the world and released 3 albums on Grand Central and NinjaTune. Sneaky moved to Berlin in 2007 and released 2 solo albums and forged several other side projects. His productions and collaborations include Mr Scruff, Robot Koch, Graciela Maria, RQM, 44Flavours, Frameworks and Long Arm. Over the last 12 months Sneaky has taken to the streets armed with his cello, distortion pedal and looper reimagining his favourite 80s hits and more.
LUTZ STEINBRÜCK:
Lutz Steinbrück lebt und arbeitet als Songwriter und Autor in Berlin. Die “Selbstportraits” seines ersten Soloalbums, das er 2019 in den ARK Studios aufnahm und in Eigenregie veröffentlicht hat, sind eine Reise in 11 Song-Kapiteln: durch nördliche Gärten, vorbei an Parkbuchten und Stränden voller Tauben und Augentiere. Alles im Fluss im lichterlohen Treiben - ohne Scheu vor Ironie, Intimitäten und Einblicken in seelische Abgründe. Gerne uncool. Seit 30 Jahren auf der Bühne, meist in Bands (jetzt Lutzilla, zuvor u.a. neustadt und Nördliche Gärten).
CONOR CORP.:
Conor Corp. is your local retailer for premiere corporate DIY punk & indie pop dance tunes that are sure to get your clientele to boogie. Their corporate culture is carefully influenced by an eclectic executive board of trustees like LCD Soundsystem, Beach Fossils, Talking Heads, and Current Joys to create a sonic competitive advantage in each of our products. Amazing!
At the center of the operation lies Conor O'Brien Lamb, their persevering CEO who composes our whole line of spectacular pop music. Originally from Pennsylvania, 26 y/o Conor Lamb now twiddles LFO knobs from listless office backrooms in Kreuzberg, Berlin. From his humble beginnings as a guitarist and bedroom producer, Conor now produces vibrant indie records and rowdy live sets that sound like they were produced in a vacuous basement. Equipped with his Ableton Push, twangy Stratocaster, steady baritone voice, and playfully cynical lyrics, its no wonder he's such a superstar with the 9-5 salary men in your town! Conor is superbly supported by bassist, Uli Albers and drummer, Rory Lahart to sculpt an electrifying live presence worth writing home about.
LACUNA:
Lacuna is a street artist who remains anonymous. His work focuses on the social life of human-beings. He depicts them primarily with figurative stencils, poetry, slogans, and street interventions.
After several trail draft pieces on paper, he sprayed his first graffiti on a wall at the end of 1994.
Critical subjects aren’t the only part of his portfolio. Music influences many of his images in both the working process and, at times, the subject matter itself. For the last fifteen years, he has photographed bands he likes on stage. He paints these photographs with stencils to recapture the atmosphere, vibrancy, and mood of a concert.
After painting anonymously in public spaces for twenty-five years, Lacuna made the step into galleries. One can reach a large amount of people from all walks of life while working in the streets. The audience is much smaller in a gallery. At the same time, he remains true to himself and still sprays without permission in public spaces.
The exhibition can be visited at the following dates with these musicians playing live:
24. Juni – Luke Hawkins & Baris / 01. Juli - cancelled / 08. Juli – Simon Houghton & Lutz Steinbrück & Conor Corp. / 22. Juli – Die Supererbin & Floss / 29. Juli – Nils Noir & Kitty Solaris / 12. August – Lake Felix & Drunk at your Wedding / 26. August – Bob Holliday & The Wildfires / 09. September – Minze
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