Marking a milestone in the rise of urban art’s popularity and long-term impact on modern culture, urban art is now being recognized as museum quality. This is reflected in the recent announcement of the Moniker Art Fair’s first official partnership with Urban Nation. This collaboration provides an even wider platform for the artists trying to bring about change with their exhibitions on the 2018 theme: Uncensored. In this vein, the Fair has just announced the first wave of innovating artists operating within their own bespoke studio spaces at The Old Truman Brewery this October.
As the world’s largest urban art fair, Moniker Art Fair has long been at the vanguard of the latest developments in urban and contemporary art. This year s line-up reflects the new developments in urban art which sees an increasing fusion with fine art. This movement follows last year’s success of fine artists Kevin Peterson and Audrey Kawasaki working with Thinkspace Projects, whose original works sold out by the end of the fair’s first day in record-breaking sales. Among the eclectic host of globally-acclaimed names this year are a notably high number of traditional contemporary artists, who belong to this wave of new fine art which has caught the attentions of art lovers and collectors alike.
Among the globally acclaimed names there will be the likes of Kaili Smith from the Netherlands, American artist Erik Jones, Parisian-born Bom.K, and Italian-born VESOD. South African artist and street art legend FaithXLVII, traditionally a muralist, will present a mixed-media and conceptual art work, while former graffiti-writing favorite Ann J Lewis will explore the Syrian Refugee Crisis in an immersive installation. Miami based street artist Axel Void will further diversifies the expected urban path by presenting works that blur the line between fine art portraiture and street art.
Also invited to create original works for the Fair are members of legendary Parisian art collective DMV, Lek and Sowat, emerging British star Dan Rawlings, and Canadian Li-Hill whose work attempts to decipher the complexities of the rapid development in our modern age. Additionally, Spanish-born and Berlin-based Vermibus will create an immersive installation that focuses on our self-image formed through repetitive messages in corporate advertising.
