Internationally renowned Mr. Brainwash
comes to London for the first time, after taking
over Los Angeles, New York and Miami in the
past few years.
With the London 2012 Olympic games upon
us, he couldn’t have picked a more suitable
place to ‘spray’ his presence. For a few
weeks, London is not only becoming the
capital of sports, it is really transforming into
the centre of the world.
Over 11 million of visitors from all around
the world are expected to visit the city at the
summer; and not only its sports facilities but
also its many attractions, venues, museums
and galleries. This is the proof, if any was
needed, that the Olympic games are much
more than a sports competition: they are a
festive event and an exceptional get-together
of people from various countries, cultures
and backgrounds.
Opera Gallery’s exhibition features a selection of
new works that have never been shown before and
for which the pop street artist drew his inspiration
from London: the most cosmopolitan city in Europe -
if not the world. We are also proud to present, for the
first time ever in a gallery show, several sculptures
by Mr. Brainwash.
Thanks to Mr. Brainwash’s creativity, London’s
celebration of the sports has now, too, become a
celebration of today’s Street Art world. The polemical
street artist, indeed, provides a new window onto
the Olympic festivities, a window through which
the city’s visitors can not only celebrate sporting
excellence but also cultural dialogue and street and
pop cultures.
And with the eyes of the world on him, Brainwash
has at his disposal his most expansive canvas to
date.