| LA HORA AZUL was born after the Icelandic eruption delayed Eleanor Forster on Ibiza in April this year. Having run her own business in London for over 7 years, she is making a longing to live in Ibiza a reality. Xenz will be the inaugural show of a series of art events held at La Galeria Elefante, all of which aim to have an affinity with the island. |
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Since closing her London gallery last year, Eleanor has worked as independent art consultant and interior designer. She advises and buys contemporary art on behalf of private and corporate clients, in addition to creating interior design schemes. Eleanor was director of her own contemporary art gallery,FORSTER, based in Shoreditch, London from 2007-2009. FORSTER promoted the careers of a core base of artists via an exhibition and art fair schedule in London, Basel and the USA; and also published artist editions. Before launching FORSTER in January 2007, she ran her own art consultancy business,thecentralhouse, for four years. Eleanor has been featured in Vogue, The Guardian and was on the Coolbrands committee in 2008/2009. Her gallery FORSTER received widespread press coverage. |
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| La Galeria Elefante |
| A stunning traditional country house located at the geographical heart of Ibiza in the village of Santa Gertrudis and owned by Sharon Bar. For summer 2010, La Galeria will host a number of pop-up events / shops (see below). Sharon ran a successful lifestyle gallery in Israel but after falling in love with Ibiza, decided to restart her gallery concept of combining art, design and spirituality under one roof. Sharon will be showing furniture and objects d’art (including lighting by Roseline de Thelin) and is also running an extensive yoga, healing and beauty programme also housed within the beautiful finca. Follow link for googlemap. |
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| Victoria Durrer Gasse |
| The person to know in Ibiza according to Tatler magazine for fashion, accessories and homewares. Island favourite and long term resident Victoria, under her brand Victoria Ibiza, designs a timeless collection of clothing and accessories inspired by Ibiza and her travels to Asia and Africa – they embrace her love of colour, dreamy fabrics and include her own botanical prints and whimsical ideas for the home. Victoria Ibiza is regularly featured in press including Tatler, Vogue and The Times. |
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| Stephen Woodhams |
| Multi gold medal winner from Chelsea Flower Show, owner of One Aldwych (“Best Floral Hotel in the World”, Conde Nast Magazine) and general garden and flower designer extraordinaire, Stephen is coming to pop some floral magic into the mix. His love for the island means that his work will have a perfect Zen affinity with the White Isle. |
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| Francois Gasse |
| Is exhibiting for the first time his highly regarded and considered African art collection. Francois’s passion for the African continent, it’s culture and it’s primitive art has been life long. After growing up there, moving to Europe and making Ibiza home he has continued to visit the most remote African countries in his role as a medical doctor over the last 25 years. His collection reflects his passion for the people and their art. |
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‘Estas flores crecen en forma silvestre’
(‘These Flowers Grow Wild’)
La Hora Azul presents Xenz in Ibiza
August 22 - September 19, 2010
Private View: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 19:00 – 23:00
Gallery Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 11:00-21:00
Gallery Address: La Hora Azul Gallery, La Galeria Elefante, Santa Gertrudis, Carretera Sant Miquel, KM 3,200, 07814 Santa Eularia Des Riu, Ibiza, Spain
Eleanor Forster is delighted to announce a show of celebrated British aerosol artist, Xenz, in Ibiza at her pop-up gallery La Hora Azul in August 2010. One of the UK’s most respected spray can artists, Xenz, lands in Ibiza this August 21 to create an exhibition of new artworks inspired by the Balearic Islands' ethereal essence. Known as the 'Monet of graffiti' – so-called because he channels his love of nature through this traditionally urban art form – Xenz is a major figure to emerge from the infamous Bristol street art scene, alongside the likes of Banksy and Inkie. Earlier this year, the artist visited Ibiza in search of inspiration and the result is a series of paintings featuring the island's native birds, butterflies, vines, and flowers presented as a mosaic-style masterpiece comprising hundreds of small canvas tiles, which collectively form a mural that extends beyond the portable surface. To complement the show, which the artist describes as a "fantasy greenhouse," Xenz will be painting onto the exterior building of La Galeria Elefante ― one of the oldest fincas [country houses] in Ibiza and home to a number of pop-up events this summer (look right for more information).
The artist says: "I see my artwork like an organism; like ivy or an orchid that mutates and grows in unusual places. This is the graffiti in it; the wild, unstoppable, destructive element, but it is also beautiful. I like to make things look like they've always been there.”
Xenz has been shown in exhibitions and art fairs in the UK, Miami, New York, Basel and Sydney. He has had sell-out London solo shows, and his limited edition prints are in huge demand. He was part of the prestigious Tunnel 228 (a collaboration between the Old Vic and one of the UK’s most innovative performance companies, Punchdrunk) alongside Antony Micallef, Polly Morgan and Paul Fryer. His work is in private and corporate collections worldwide. . In 1993, he formed what has become one of the UK’s longest standing and most respected graffiti crews known as the TCF crew. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art. |
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