Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce a very special event at their new space in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District with a solo exhibition for Speedy Graphito

Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce a very special event at their new space in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District with a solo exhibition for Speedy Graphito. Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, April 22nd from 6-10pm. The exhibition, An American Story, will feature new paintings from the artist who has spent the last few months in residence in his Miami studio.

This very special evening features the screening of ‘An American Story’, a short documentary directed by Thomas Granovsky on Speedy Graphito’s current exhibition. Guests will enjoy an Art Talk, ‘From Pablo Picasso to Speedy Graphito: A Fabulous Travel through Art History’ hosted by Art Advisor, Sebastien Laboureau. Closing reception with drinks, music and a projection of Speedy Graphito’s feature-length documentary “Ainsi soit Lapinture…”, kindly RSVP only at rsvp@castaniergallery.com

Speedy Graphito’s ‘Happenstance’, 55 x 63 inches.

Speedy Graphito’s artistic universe has always been built on an honest dialogue concerning the role of the image within modern society. Since the inception of his career in the 1980’s, his work has dealt with concepts of commercialism, iconography, and pop culture. His new series of work, what he refers to as “mon histoire de l’art” (or “my art history”), confronts our consumerist society and the omnipresence of images and globalization of culture.

Speedy Graphito’s ‘The Dream of Roy’, 55 x 63 inches.

His work for An American Story references motifs and themes from some of the most recognizable painters in art history, from Van Gogh and Matisse, to Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselman. Juxtaposed alongside his own style, the mixture of modern and contemporary masters stands to question the role of art and its legacy through a shifted perspective.

Speedy Graphito, a student of the renowned School of Art Estienne, has since cemented his place as one of the most influential figures who emerged from the Parisian art scene in the 1980’s. His reputation has steadily grown during his 30 year career, affecting a myriad of artists by laying the foundation of his genre, urban and pop art through the lens of contemporary media culture.

Speedy Graphito’s ‘Play’, 55 x 63 inches.

The constant evolution of his work is a testament to the versatility that he brings through his medium. Speedy Graphito juggles between painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and performance. And for the past 6 years in the United States, the artist has invigorated the cultural landscape with his tireless commitment to the visual discourse of our generation.

Speedy Graphito’s ‘An American Story’, 59 x 59 inches.

Celebrating the global impact of Speedy Graphito, the Museum of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is currently holding the artist’s first museum retrospective, UN ART DE VIVRE. The exhibition employs the entirety of the museum’s Villa Way Side and takes the show back through the artist’s career, from its beginning in the 1980s (where one will find the famous poster la Rué vers l’art or the Lapinture character) to the recent works of the series “mon histoire de l’art”. The museum exhibition will be on view through May 21, 2017.