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EVOLVING
STYLES: LIVE STREET ART AUCTION
IN ASSOCATION WITH BOXFRESH
FRIDAY
6 / 13 / 20 / 27 JULY 2007
CARGO
6pm-9pm, FREE ENTRY
ALL PROCEEDS TO CHARITY
The
most illustrious names in the world of street
art are uniting in London every Friday night in
July for the UK's first live street art charity
auction. Evolving Styles, in association with
street wear label Boxfresh, is a live sealed auction
house where renowned artists will paint live on
canvases to auction off for charity on the same
night.
Evolving
Styles sees acclaimed artists such as the legendary
Lady Pink (New York), Mr Kern (Barcelona), Herakut
(art duo, Germany), Nick Walker (Bristol), Stormie
(Australia), Part 2 (UK), TASSO (Germany) and
Xenz (UK) each paint on 6 canvases in Cargo’s
outside space. Evolving offers a rare chance to
invest in one-off works of art and unlike Christie’s
or Sotheby’s, this auction house has a BBQ,
the best DJs playing out and artists creating
the art in front of audiences.
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At
8pm a sealed auction begins where anyone can bid
as little or as much as they want for their preferred
canvas. At 9pm, the winning bidders will get to
take home their exclusive pieces of art with them
that night.
Evolving
Styles kicks off on Friday July 6 with the notorious
German artist TASSO (the master of photorealist
graffiti) and British freestyle artist Xenz (hotly
tipped as the next most important graffiti artist
in British art) creating art live at the auction.
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Boxfresh’s
involvement with Evolving Styles is another example
of the label’s strong affiliations with
the rapier-sharp edge of street culture. The brand
made an overwhelming and indelible impact on British
street culture history when it launched back in
’89 and it has continued to support the
more discerning street influenced art, design
and music ever since. From its humble beginnings
on market stalls in Greenwich and Camden, the
label is now credited as being one of the pioneers
of British street wear in the UK.
For
nearly two decades Boxfresh has identified, evolved
and collaborated with the most important street
culture scenes and British talent, working with
the then rising stars in graffiti through to leading
independent record labels like Ninja Tune. They’ve
dressed every respected name in quintessentially
British-born music genres, from LTJ Bukem and
Roni Size to Dizzee Rascal. Now they’ve
hooked up with Evolving Styles to unite the leading
names in the world of graffiti on British soil
for a live street art auction. All bidders will
be automatically entered into a draw following
the auction for the chance to win Boxfresh apparel,
accessories and footwear (the label’s newest
division which launched in 2006).
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This
is a rare opportunity to get your hands on some
of the world’s best street art, give to
charity and have the perfect run up to a Friday
night. Get there early to avoid disappointment.
Artist
Line-Up:
July 6: TASSO + Xenz
July 13: Stormie + Part 2
July 20: Lady Pink + Nick Walker
July 27: Herakut (art duo) + Mr Kern
For
further info, click
here
CARGO
- 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A
3AY / Tube: Liverpool Street / Doors: 18:00
Free entry / www.cargo-london.com
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