Graffiti Art

Grimaldi Forum10, avenue Princesse Grace 98000 Monaco

July - August21 19

The Alain-Dominique Gallizia Collections

Under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco

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Participate in The Artistic Event of Monaco’s Summer

This major exhibit celebrates in Monaco the 40th anniversary of the Graffiti Movement and officially names this Art form as «Pressionism».

500 major works of the greatest international artists will document the past 40 years of the last visual movement of the late twentieth century.

This summer, the Pressionism exhibition will make the headlines: 40, 000 visitors are expected in more than 2000 m2 of exhibition space comprised in the Diaghilev and Nijinsky exhibition halls; visitors will benefit an additional 1200 m2 of space on the plaza and the terrace, which overlooks the ocean.

In the heart of the Principality of MonacoThe Grimaldi Forum is one of the most importantCultural centers of the Mediterranean.

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Bando

On July 21, 1971, the New York Timesreveals a new form of graphic expression, Tag, and its author, the legendary Taki 183.

To the first lines of the markerare very soon added the pressure of spraycan, which enriches the color of theartworks and heightens artistic rivalries.

Art «under pressure» is born in New York

«Pressionnism, 40 years of Graffiti»traces this history with more than 500works, mostly unpublished, from the 70s up until today.

This major summer exhibition celebrates the 40th anniversary of Graffiti Art,officially names the Art Form, and ingraves it in the Art History.

Pressionism is named in Monaco

Birth of Pressionism

40 years to the day,July 21, 1971, the whole worlddiscovered in a New York Times articlea new form of graphic expression, initiated by a person whose interview would turn intoa Legend: Taki 183 («Taki», for his full name Demitrius, followed by 183, his street number).

These tags, codified signatures, flourished in New York and other major US cities, covering walls and fences before spreading to train cars, mobile media displays of theirart works.

The black marker at the origin of Tag isquickly replaced by spray can, providing color and surface to Graffiti Art.The most creative artists such as Blade, Stayhigh, Seen, Phase 2 and many others invent new styles: letters, bubbles, clouds,Wild Style, three dimensional contours andvibrant colors.

In the early 80s, Futura and Squat import graffiti in France where Bando, a FrancoAmerican painter, establishes graffitiin Saint-Germain-des-Pres with Spirit,Blitz and Psyckoze.

The artists paint the banks of the Seine river,the fences of the Louvre renovation site before taking possession of the Stalingrad wasteland, the territory of Jayone, Skki and Ash, for their first international gathering.

The movement exploded in France, then all around Europe and has now reached, from Brazil to China, the five continents.

History of theartistic movement

Taki 183

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The Italian word graffiti is derivedfrom the greek word graphein which means to write or to paint.

Very soon the search for the most beautiful form of writing transforms ordinary writers into painter-calligraphers, with their sketchbook in hand, working every day to invent their lettering, their own «under pressure» style.

Pressure of AerosolThe main instrument for painting, spray can, is extremely difficult to master.The distance, speed, tilt of the aerosol can and the pressure on its cap determine the width and density of the line.

Pressure of artists.Grouped in a fraternity or crew, artists must accomplish a feat to be anointed by their peers and establish their rank. Through these artistic and care-free games on multiple types of surfaces, different styles of paintings are created, from Figurative to Wild Style.

Pressure of the city.As a sociological phenomenon, Graffiti allowsthe recognition of one’s name in the heart of an impersonal city. The Art of Graffiti is nota protest movement but rather one ofindividual and collective indentification.There is a strong incentive to make the greatest art works on urban spaces, real challenges to the full scale of their talent.

Public pressure.As soon as 1972, thanks to the UGA(Union of Graffiti Artists), these artists exhibit their paintings in New York galleries. However, graffiti does not meet museum recognition; moreover, the general public’s negative opinion is reinforced by official art critics pressure and the lack of Graffiti in the contemporary art fairs.

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It was not until 2009 at the great international exhibition «TAG at The Grand Palais» that graffiti art and the talent of its artists is fully recognized

Biography

Toxic, Quik, Jayone, Seen in «The Tag Hive» Seen at work

Alain-Dominique Gallizia, architect,collector and philanthropist,was among the first to understand the importance of this art movementand has brought together the largest painted heritage of Pressionism.

From an unexpected night meeting in Garedu Nord train station, a dialogue unfolds with artists whose works adorned the walls of his buildings sites. A mutual commitment was born from this meeting; the artists agreed to come andpaint pictures in his studios in Boulogne-Billancourt, now known as «The Tag Hive».

In exchange Alain-Dominique Galliziaagrees to preserve their work and to promotetheir talent to the public in the most prestigious venues.

It was the birth of the Gallizia Collectionwhich has since been enriched with historic works that provide a comprehensive overview of Pressionism.

Always ready for a charitable work(SOS Racisme, Paris Tout P’tits, Institut Gustave Roussy, etc.) this commited

Alain-Dominique Gallizia curator of the exhibit

philanthropist stages charity exhibitions andsales of commissioned pieces.

Alain-Dominique Gallizia goal, through his numerous actions and his collection, constituted from historical collections and regularly upated with new creations, is to definitively inscribe Pressionism in the Art history.

«The Tag Hive» Studios in Boulogne-Billancourt

Exhibition ContentPresentation of eight collections brought together byAlain-Dominique Gallizia for the sake of conservationand exhibition of before impermanent Pressionist Works.

Large Format CollectionRecent and vintage collection

Vintage CollectionHistorical Collection

Vertical Collection Recent collection

Love CollectionHorizontal collection, commissioned works

Collection RammellzeeRecent and vintage collection

Collection of Works on PaperVintage Collection

Collection TagsLoic Le Floch Collection

Henry Chalfant CollectionCollection of photographs from the 80s

Vintage CollectionHistorical Collection

A rare collection of vintage works on canvas, wood and metal. Some fifty paintings by the greatest masters, precursors of Pressionism, mostly American. Unpublis

hed Collection

Phase 2 Jayone Futura

Dondi and Noc

Aone Bear

Crash Revolt Duro

Bando Psyckoze Fenx

Vertical CollectionRecent Collection

An anthology of great artists commissioned by Alain-Dominique Gallizia.A single vertical format of 60 cm x 180 cm to herald in the spirit of graffiti walls. Partially exhibited in 2008 at «Calligraffiti», an exhibit organised by the Ministry of Culture in the «Grande Halle de la Villette» in Paris.

Sharp

T-Kid

Toxic in tribute to is friend Jean-Michel Basquiat

Large Format CollectionLarge canvases, personal and collective works, performed by leading international artists in the creative workshop: «The Tag Hive» in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Bando, Quik and Ces

Askew

Blade

Wean

Unity of placeA creative workshop in Boulogne-Billancourt.Unity of formatA horizontal double canvas, 180 cm x 60 cm.

Unity of topicName of the Artist to the left and unrestricted theme on «Love» to the right.

Love CollectionHorizontal Collection, Commissioned Works

A first in the history of art: 350 paintings by the greatest artists commissioned in a triple execution unity.

Dibo

Ghost

Rammellzee CollectionRecent and Vintage Collection.

Rammellzee and Basquiat Rammellzee

Rammellzee

Rammellzee

Basquiat (Toxic, Rammellzee and Basquiat) Rammellzee

Copyright: Stephen Torton

Collection of works spanning from the 80s up until today, from the great painter and rapper who died in 2010. Rammellzee and his friend Basquiat, both followers of Afro Futurism, end up with Toxic at the center of the Hollywood Africans.

Unpublished Coll

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Period and Recent Collection

Collection of drawings and artists’ signatures.

T- Kid T- Kid

Dondi

Collection of drawings and artists’ signatures.

Collection of Works on Paper and Tags

Henry Chalfant Collection1980’s Photographs Collection

Photographs by Henry Chalfant, author with Martha Cooper of Subway Art, one of the best-selling books in the art world

«Alain-Dominique Gallizia has been inspired to put together a representative and authoritative collection of works-of-art produced by the finest artists to have emerged from the graffiti movement. He intends for it to be a historical document of the cultural movement that has arisen out of graffiti.

He will bring together these extraordinary collections under one roof at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco in an exhibition of unprecedented quality and size.

The exhibit will signal the arrival of Pressionism, a celebration of this art movement in its mature phase. Pressionism-Pressure was the driving force of the movement from the beginning: pressure in the can, the pressures of street life, competition with other artists and the battle with the cops and city officials.»

Henry Chalfant, New-York City, 2011

Subsequently, Alain–Dominique Gallizia has collected a large and comprehensive collection of rare historic canvases from many of the early graffiti artists for the Collection Vintage (1975-1990).

Copyright: Henry Chalfant

Copyright: Henry Chalfant

Making History

Paris, Palais de Tokyo Paris, avenue de Wagram Monaco, Grimaldi Forum

April 2010 Alain-Dominique Gallizia carries out with theEmerige company, avenue de Wagram, the first open air museum, which allows residents todiscover the works made by artists on site.Sold by Artcurial for the benefit of the association Paris Tout P’tits.Invited by the MEDEF Colloquium named«Audacity, more audacity, alwaysaudacity!», he decorated the offices ofLaurence Parisot with his Pressionism paintingsduring the «Summer University» of 2009 and 2010.

Juillet 2011Alain-Dominique organizes in Monacothe greatest historical exhibit of Graffiti,celebrating the 40th anniversary of this Art,names the movement «Pressionism» and has at last this Art form recognized as the last major Art movement of the late twentieth century.

Graffiti Art is baptized «Pressionism» on the occasion of its 40th anniversary

True to his original commitment towards the graffiti artists, Alain-Dominique Gallizia works daily to disseminatePressionism as an art form and fosterits international recognition.

April 2009Worldwide unveiling of the graffiti to the general public during the private international exhibit «TAG at The Grand Palais», visited in one month by more than 80,000 people.

February 2010 Alain-Dominique Gallizia orchestrated with Pierre Berge at the Palais de Tokyo an exhibitionof works specifically composed at his request, viewed in a single weekend by more than 5000 people, and sold on a pro bono basis by Pierre Bergé & Associates at SOS Racisme’s profit..

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Front coverTaki’s Works, Seen,Rammellzee, Toxic and Quik

Back CoverWork of Ash

Graphic DesignAlona CouncilChristine WaldemanMicha Lachtiger

Photo CreditsHenry ChalfantPierre GuillienStephen Tornton

Photo CreditsMonaco RC

13, rue Washington - 75008 ParisPhone: +33 6 34 24 93 57

Alain-Dominique Gallizia Collector and exhibitioncurator.

This exhibition gives a name and full recognition to

Pressionism, the last major art movement

of the twentieth century.

Mail: adg@gallizia.com

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