Unit London | PichiAvo | In Gods We Trust

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This summer Unit London presents the first major London exhibition by PichiAvo, the Spanish duo who have become one of the most talked about talents in the global urban art community. This exhibition follows a recent commission for New York’s iconic Houston Bowery Graffiti Wall, where they were the latest in a line of celebrated artists - from Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf to Shepard Fairey and RETNA - to paint the famous wall. With In Gods We Trust they remix classical references with contemporary urban imagery, with each painting dedicated to one of the Greek Gods. Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo and Artemis are the protagonists of this landmark exhibition which is intended by the artists to be a reflection on timeless values of courage, beauty, freedom and perfection.

Offering Londoners a colour-saturated spectacle this summer, In Gods We Trust will see PichiAvo create large-scale murals across Unit London’s Wardour Street facade and inside on the walls and pillars of the gallery’s basement space. The painted walls of the gallery will provide a dramatic backdrop on which to display their new body of work - 15 canvases that will appear as part of the larger mural. Those lucky enough to purchase one of their works will get to take away a precious fragment of the artist’s larger work. Graffiti lovers will get the opportunity to follow the creation of this street art spectacle either in the flesh or via Instagram in the lead up to the exhibition. 

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Juan Antonio Sanchez and Alvaro Hernandez - better known as PichiAvo - were brought together by a shared love of visual art and an antipathy to the self-centredness of much graffiti art. Their resolutely open approach avoids the formulaic stencil and spray techniques of much street art and combines strokes and signatures with collage and the loose and expressive painting style more associated with fine art. Since 2007 they have worked as one, taking their effusive murals to walls around the world, including commissions in Norway, Greece, Portugal and the US where they recently created a mural for the Miami Dolphin’s new Hard Rock Stadium. In 2016 their mind blowing depiction of Zeus loomed majestically over a used car lot for Bristol’s Upfest and they were commissioned by the Manchester International Festival to create a giant mural for the city’s Northern Quarter. 

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Founded in 2013 by artists Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt, Unit London represents the next generation of contemporary and progressive fine art and showcases both established and emerging artists from around the world.  Driven by a shared belief that art should be presented in a celebratory and inclusive way, Unit London makes innovative use of social media to bring their artists to the widest possible audience.  This outward-facing approach is reflected in the welcoming atmosphere of Unit London’s 4,000 sq. ft gallery space in the heart of Soho.

*RSVP For the Private View here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pichiavo-in-gods-we-trust-private-view-tickets-36075496782?aff=ehomecard