Riot in Shoreditch                  (Sitegeist)

Music and film industry luminaries are expected to throng artist Goldie's (above) next UK solo exhibition which opens on 10 April. Entitled "The Kids Are All Riot" it shows at Shoreditch's The Maverik Showroom.  Abigail Parkin (6 Feb'09)

The duplex venue promises a cutting edge transformation which sets the scene for  the exhibition's themes of social decay, conflict and growing up in Britain today.

 (Left-  Apocalypse Angel)

                                                               

The Kids Are All Riot (title painting above right) features a retrospective of prolific works and new originals and Apocalypse Angel, a 27-colour screenprint, will also be released alongside Goldie's new book Heathtown which recounts his early years as a street artist.

(Below- That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore)

Youth crime is now a firm national concern and the art depicts children out of control and battling with authority as well as old taboos becoming the new normal. As such The Kids Are All Riot explores a darker England informed by the ASBO generation, spray cans and Stanley knives.

The works will range from £250 to £15,000 with a strong celebrity clientele in attendance, unsurprising given the artist's pedigree. Emphasising this, Goldie has just completed artwork for Pete Tong and Faithless’ new record releases.

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIOT - 10 April to 26 April
The Maverik Showroom, 68-72 Redchurch St, Shoreditch, London E2 7DP.  

RK  _________________________________________