May's Lane Street Art Retrospective
WHAT
MAY'S LANE STREET ART RETROSPECTIVE
WHERE
CARRIAGEWORKS, 245 WILSON ST, EVELEIGH
WHEN
MAR 25-APR 6. MON-SAT 10AM-6PM, SUN 12PM-4PM
CONTACT
MAY'S OR CARRIAGEWOKS
Illegality and temporality have been two cornerstones of graf art, but Tugi Balo, founder of May's Lane Art Project, smashed them to pieces like those martial arts guys do with bricks and other hard to smash things.
In 2005 he transformed a drab back alley in St Peters into a world of ever-evolving artworks, kaleidoscopic colour and sweet sweet paint fumes, fully sanctioned by the council and community.
Since then, he's continuously invited artists to come and work their skills on 3x2.5m installed panels, which were then stashed away for a huge retrospective.
The resulting exhibition is striking in its stencils, sculpture and spray, but most importantly, because it documents a grassroots street art scene that would often be overlooked by big gun art institutions.
Medium: Design
Drink: Long neck in a paper bag
Keywords: May's Lane, Carriageworks, Graffiti, Street Art
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