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Share this article Allouche Gallery Spotlights Star-Studded 4 in LA in Pop-Up Group Exhibition Including works made by the recently passed, iconic street artist Bast.
New York City’s Allouche Gallery is hosting a pop-up group exhibition of works by some of today’s leading contemporary artists. Aptly entitled “4 in LA,” the presentation features a selection of pieces by the late iconic street artist Bast, Malik Roberts, Paul Insect and Stickymonger. The show serves to commemorate the legacy of Bast who was best known for his collage art that portrayed mutated characters and scenes. His wheat-pasted posters have been up across New York and European streets for the past two decades.
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Feelings of loneliness, fear and the unknown have engrossed the globe since the outbreak of COVID-19 back in March 2020. The pandemic can take its toll, pushing people further from others and leaving many feeling like they are living in a surreal world. Stickymonger conveys these difficult emotions across her latest body of work, but also incorporates the unpredictable, magical moments of everyday life to instill hope and positivity amid the difficult circumstances posed by the pandemic. These otherworldly pieces will fill New York City’s Allouche Gallery as part of a solo exhibition entitled “Still Smiling.”
Stickymonger’s studio practice blurs the lines between reality and fantasy. Using various types of spray-paint, she creates emotive and textural portraits of young girls rendered in a nostalgic, manga-esque fashion with subtle hints of surrealism. The artist counts her experimentations with this medium as one of her main motivations for pushin