Last night we were treated to a truly fascinating lecture by NY Golden Era graffiti legend and renowned sculptor , Mare 139, you may remember him from the Style Wars Movie.

Mare, aka Carlos Rodriguez. globally famed for his breathtaking metal constructions, talked us through the language and funk of the deconstruction of the graffiti letter form to discover new energy forms in abstraction, and the genre’s precursors in Cubism and Futurism, and its’ legacy in what we as a culture are doing now…

The Team Robbo, Team Rex show opens tonight for the private view, then a free after party over the road with Choci Roc, Danny Rampling, Colt 45, Cazbee, Dexter, Richard Sen and more…

The show runs until 9th September at the Red Gallery, Rivington Street, Nearest Tube Old Street.

Open Mon-Sat 10-7 Thursday until 8 and Sunday 11 until 5…

Dumbed down this show certainly is not, the level of work on display is truly stunning. I had big reservations about the inclusion of members of Gift Shop Industries contrived hierarchy in the line up, fearing their inclusion would dilute the talent on show, but just the opposite seems to have happened; Go and have a look.

This is my new piece, Noskoolism: