Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
WK has proved himself to be one of the truly original and innovative street artists in his ability to marry the movement of the street to the dynamism imbued in his work. WK s public art cannot stand still or keep quiet for the simple reason that the world around it is no more capable of playing dead either. Carlo McCormick. WK Act 4 explores 25 years of WK s work on the street, producing everything from small scale stencil work to huge murals, all beautifully complimenting the perpetual motion of urban life. WK Interact s iconic black and white street art human figures engaged in some type of extreme motion or emotion, running, jumping, screaming, struggling to escape has forever pierced our memory of the Lower East Side and SOHO streets. Isabel Kirsch writes in the introduction, the impermanent, multi-dimensional surfaces of the ever-hustling and bustling inner city are the ideal backdrop to bring his images to life. The book features an extensive collection of some of the artist s most famous works including his 17-painting installation at the Colette Gallery in Paris, the iconic decorations of building facades in downtown Manhattan and Project Brave, a moving 9/11 memorial at the World Trade Centre. Complete with an in-depth introduction and biography with contributions from several contemporaries, the book presents a fascinating journey into the world of WK. WK is one of the true original artists to push the urban art form and inspire a generation to take it to the next level. -Patrick McNeil."
Synopsis
Act-4 25 Years is a book that brings together 25 years of the work of WK Interact, from the beginnings in 1989 to the present day. It is a sort of an anthology where his most important works are collected. From his very first show as 17-Painting Installation at Colette Gallery in Paris, France (1998) or the exhibition at Dazed & Confused Gallery in London, UK (2002) until the WK-360 mid " career survey documenting 25 years at Jonathan Levine Gallery, NYC (2013). In the late 1990s his images began appearing on building facades in downtown Manhattan, complimenting the constant stir of bodies and the perpetual motion of contemporary urban life in the fast-paced city and for 25 years WK has never stopped working on the street, from small spots to huge murals: his activity - especially in NYC " has always been particularly productive. In Act-4 25 Years his major works on the street are collected and explained to the readers, as the 9/11 project at the World Trade Center, the great installation in Mexico City or the one in Ancona, Italy. There will also be several interview with WK and an exhaustive biography.
Synopsis
- 25 years of WK. Everything from small scale stencil work to huge murals, all beautifully complementing the perpetual motion of urban life WK has proved himself to be one of the truly original and innovative street artists in his ability to marry the movement of the street to the dynamism imbued in his work. WK Act 4 explores 25 years of WK's work on the street, producing everything from small scale stencil work and throw ups to huge wall paintings and murals - featuring graffiti graphics, illustration, art objects and supplies - all beautifully complementing the perpetual motion of urban life. The book features an extensive collection of some of the artist's most famous works including his 17-painting installation at the Colette Gallery in Paris, the iconic decorations of building facades in downtown Manhattan and Project Brave, a moving 9/11 memorial at the World Trade Center. Complete with an in-depth introduction and biography with contributions from several contemporaries, the book presents a fascinating journey into the world of WK. "WK Interact's iconic black and white street art - human figures engaged in some type of extreme motion or emotion, running, jumping, screaming, struggling to escape - has forever pierced our memory of the Lower East Side and SOHO streets." Isabel Kirsch continues to write in the introduction, "the impermanent, multi-dimensional surfaces of the ever-hustling and bustling inner city are the ideal backdrop to bring his images to life."