GRAND TITANS
Art & toys: a unique encounter between pop culture and street art
In 2022, the Museum NRW Forum in Düsseldorf presented the Wonderwall art exhibition, which broke all visitor records. The GRANDS TITANS exhibition, which will be shown at the NEO art & culture lab VogelART in Nice from February 27 to March 15, 2025, is a compact but no less ambitious version of this.
The GRANDS TITANS exhibition features artworks from the world-renowned TOYGIANTS Series by Daniel & Geo Fuchs, as well as works and
sculptures by KAWS, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Shepard Fairey, JR, Banksy and other artists.
For the first time in Nice, international visual artists and creators of the street art scene will be brought together in a spectacular collection of photographic and graphic works, unique
pieces, sculptures and art toys that will immerse us in the colorful world of pop culture of recent years.
VogelART is curating the exhibition together with the artist couple Daniel & Geo Fuchs. Many of the artists selected for this exhibition have their origins in the skateboard and graffiti scene. They grew up with characters like Bart Simpson and Luke Skywalker. Therefore, this exhibition is also an opportunity to connect with the pop culture icons of the 80s and 90s.
Since then, street art has become so popular due to a reversal of the paradigm that millions are paid at auctions for works by artists such as Banksy or JR. Shepard
Fairey, who designed the famous “Hope” campaign poster for former US President Barack Obama, is now world-famous. In the meantime, the. They are also enjoying commercial success, as in the case
of pop artist KAWS, who has just signed a new collaboration with the House of Dior. Or Takashi Murakami, who works with Louis Vuitton. These iconic personalities merge the New York street culture
of hip-hop, breakdancing and graffiti with the manga culture of Japan, creating a new field of artistic exploration and a new visual world.
The TOYGIANTS series by Daniel & Geo Fuchs came about through an encounter with the collector Selim Varol and his ten thousand toy figures. Colorful, loud, kitschy, the artist duo stages the art toys. The figures are given a character, whether as a portrait or in a staging.
GRANDS TITANS
NEO art & culture lab VogelART
6 bis rue Lascaris, Nice, France
Vernissage on February 27
Exhibition from February 28 to March 15, 2025.
More info by mail@vogelartedition.com
NEO art & culture lab x VogelART
The NEO x VogelART art and culture space was inaugurated in Nice in July 2024 by the couple Sebastian & Simon Vogel and Luc Clément. NEO is a blank canvas for art and cultural projects - from
art exhibitions and cultural events to photo shoots and pop-up events. It‘s a place where art, culture, fashion and design merge and put creation in the spotlight.
Since July 2024, more than 15 events have been held at NEO, whether concerts, design car presentations or simply exhibitions. Highlights included the exhibition by Ndayé Kouagou
in collaboration with the NIR ALTMAN gallery and an exhibition by the Skateboard Museum Berlin. As well as the group exhibition ‚Tendre est la
nuit‘ in October, curated by Thomas Zitzwitz with artists including Alicja Kwade, Eva Grubinger, Gregor Hildebrandt, Ida Tursic & Wilfried Mille, Isa
Melsheimer, Jorinde Voigt, Luca Vitone, Malerie Marder, Matthieu Laurette, Una Szeemann, Young Kim and many more.