“DECKED OUT”
An exhibition of art on skate decks (Group show)
Opening night: June the 14th, kl 19:00
Exhibition dates: 15.06 - 08.07
Opening times: Wed - Fri (11-17) and Sat (10-16)
Nuart Gallery, Salvågergata 10 - Stavanger (NO)
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“Decked Out” is a newly inaugurated annual exhibition that aims to explore the rich contribution that skate culture has brought to bear on the contemporary art field. Featuring art, photography, installations and films, the exhibition aims to celebrate the extraordinary creative production and cultural influence the skate-deck has had on Street and Urban Contemporary Art, revealing the true spirit and vitality of street culture and its ever expanding influence on visual art practice.
Gritty, authentic and sincere this loose-knit group of street artists are part of a lineage that traces back to the dynamic East Village scene of the early 1980s, a moment in New York City when the renegade spirit of street culture collided with the art world to dramatic effect. The unifying traits of those early artists whose styles and distribution channels still remain largely outside of the art worlds but whose influences are still felt today. These include a critical interest in pop cultural iconography, strong often absurd images and narratives, sticker culture, hip hop and punk with a strong do-it-yourself ethic that unites street skating with street art through its unabashed claim to “rights to the city”. Decked Out tips its hat to the generation whose work continues to influence artists, filmmakers, and designers who continue to use the “street” as the grit in the oyster than makes the pearl.
FEAT:
AFK (NO), Bortusk Leer (UK), Carrie Reichardt (UK), Ciran Glöbel & Conzo Thron (UK), Dr. D. (UK), ELKI (UK), Ella & Pitr (FR), Ernest Zacharevic (LT), Hama Woods (NO), Jeff Gillette (US), John Fekner (US), JPS (UK), Julien De Casabianca (FR), Kennardphillipps (UK), Levalet (FR), Maismenos (PT), Martin Whatson (NO), Mobstr (UK), NIMI (UK/NO), Nina Ghafari (IR/NO), Nipper (UK), RH74 (NO), Skurk (NO), Snik (UK), Spazuk (CA), Tilt (FR), Wan HO (CH/NO) & MORE
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All of us at NUART believe in helping foster a global creative community. We host exhibitions, collaborative online and offline projects, art events, festivals and workshops of all types. We are always looking to collaborate with other fields. Though we are primarily a Street and Urban Contemporary focused gallery, we support a strong interdisciplinary approach to ‘making’ – and frequently look for alternative and interesting ways to engage the creative community. Whether it’s through a printed project, an interactive element, or an online project, we promote the theory that all artists are multi-faceted, idea-centric individuals whose creativity goes well beyond the technical aspects of the work into the experiential and experimental side of art making and appreciation.
JOIN US ON JUNE THE 14th, kl 19:00 for the opening night!
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For preview sheet and sales enquiries please mail us on sales@nuartgallery.no
Our girl Nina Ghafari rocking it! Here is an image of the raw, strong work she made as a contribution to the show! Mail sales@nuartgallery.no for preview catalogues and/or come check it out next Thursday, kl 19:00 
“Help” by Hama Woods is one of our latest additions to our upcoming show “Decked Out”.
