On Thursday (07/10/10) I was lucky enough to be able to attend the opening of a new Street Art exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry.
Although concrete Coventry is seemingly the most unlikely venue for showcasing the best of worldwide street art, the V&A collection featuring work from the illusive Banksy, Gorillaz illustrator Jamie Hewlett and the American artist who created the image that became the cornerstone of the Obama presidential campaign, Shepherd Fairey looks at home on the crisp white walls of this very modern gallery.
On top of the big names, the opening also featured local artists taking part in an "art off" to crown the best in local talent, with MC's on hand to give the whole evening an old school hip hop vibe.
In the main gallery the Herbert had commissioned six emerging artists from the UK street scene to present their work and had the West Midlands most renowned graffiti artist Mohammed Ali on hand to discuss the themes of his work: freedom, justice and equality.
Mohammed Ali
I had a great time wondering around taking in some very famous, and some completely unknown artwork, and as the exhibition is free and also features screenings of Banksy's 'Exit through the gift shop' (if you haven't seen it yet - its great!) and Florian Gaag's 'Whole Train' I would recommend that anyone who would usually pass Coventry by, takes a little detour and checks it out.
Jamie Hewlett
Aimée L’amour x
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