C215's Shoeshiners
C215 has made his way around the world numerous times while prolifically leaving his stencils everywhere he goes. His extensive travels and recognizably French style of stenciling has gained him a strong following of fans. Londoners will be happy to know on June 19th C215 will open his first UK solo show entitled 'Shoeshiners' at the Signal Gallery.
About the show (words by C215)
I have met many street shoe-shiners during my trips around the world. They represent the lower class of urban workers. Almost beggars, they construct their boxes from a light and cheap material, just one handmade box containing brushes and creams offering a job that less and less people need. When they get a customer, the working dynamic turns into a humiliating symbol - one bending before the other, polishing his shoes, while the superior one gets annoyed or bored, looking around. Shoe-shining, in French, gave birth to numerous ways of describing flattery: "polishing", "shining", "boots-licker"... The lost pride of real street shoe-shiners is easy to encompass with such words, but are we not all discretely licking arses everyday to promote ourselves?
WHAT: C215's 'Shoeshiners'
WHEN: Opening June 19th. The show will remain up through July 11th.
WHERE: Signal Gallery. 96a Curtain Road, London.
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