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Richard Hambleton
Exhibition
Richard Hambleton: Shadowman
13 Sep 2018 – 15 Sep 2018
Event times
12noon - 8pm Thursday
12noon - 8pm Friday
11am - 6pm Saturday
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- Leake Street
- London
- SE1 7NN
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Waterloo
- Waterloo East
A major new exhibition of paintings by seminal New York street artist Richard Hambleton (1952–2017). Comprising over 60 original works and photographs, including many that are rare or previously unseen, the exhibition Shadowman will take over the Leake Street Arches underneath Waterloo Station.
About
Richard Hambleton was at the forefront of the New York street art movement in the early 1980s, working alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, and quickly became known for his black ‘shadowman’ silhouettes that appeared unexpectedly in corners, alleyways and on walls across lower Manhattan overnight.
Often cited as the ‘godfather’ of street art, Hambleton was the first artist to use the city as a canvas and the first street artist to attract the attention of the lucrative art market, achieving both commercial and critical success in the early 80s.
The exhibition will showcase many of Hambleton’s most influential works, including his early ‘Shadowman’ canvas paintings, a selection of his ‘Marlboro’ rodeo horse silhouettes and his ‘Beautiful Paintings’ series of landscapes and seascapes. The exhibition will also feature the iconic photographs of Hambleton’s murals across the streets of New York, captured by photographer Hank O’Neal.
