News — French Artists

Freeway Editions has been talking about Rero's upcoming 2015 show in LA for sometime now. We finally had the chance to sit down and speak with the artist in November. His visit to Los Angeles was all about production and preparation for exhibition in the new year, however amongst this chaos Rero was kind enough to talk to us!  We were excited to speak about his artistic background and to hear about his new series of work. Here is what Rero had to say! 

Tell us a bit about your background. Where did you grow up? How did you start making art?

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Zevs (born 1977) is an anonymous French street artist, best known for his trademark "liquidation" technique. He was an early and influential graffiti artist and active as a tagger in Paris in the 1990s. He is named after a regional train, Zeus, that almost ran him over one day he was down in the metro. Working with other French artists in the second half of the 1990s like Andre and Invader, Zevs has been among the prominent figures who pioneered the French street art scene. 

The end of the 90’s he was known for his philosphical drawings of “Electric...

Speedy Graphito's new book "Speedy Graphito: Made in America" has made quite a stir amongst Speedy fans all over the globe! Speedy Graphito has accumulated a large adoring fan base over the course of a 30 year artistic career and of course, why not?! His work has stayed fresh, evocative, and has spoken to all lovers of pop art for decades. The book is the culmination of the past four years the artist spent working in the U.S. This volume on Speedy Graphito’s work, from exhibitions and special projects to performances and art fairs, presents an exclusive look into his...

This past week Freeway Editions attended Art Basel Miami, a week of growing satellite fairs, pop-up shows, parties and live art performances that makes for the largest art fair event in the United States. Galleries, artists, and art collectors come from all over the globe to participate in this weeklong art experience. During Art Basel week the streets of the area’s arts district come a live with an influx of people, artists, and public art. The Wynwood district has developed into an exhibition space for some of the world’s most renowned street artists. During this art-saturated week, Read the article

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