XOOOOX
OPENING SOON
July 11, 2009 to September 04, 2009
The mystery surrounding the Berlin street art phenomenon XOOOOX continues to provoke questions. The seductive, introverted-looking women stenciled on building facades and construction fences have fascinated passers-by from Milan to New York City, but what exactly do they mean?
And who is hiding behind the name – a man, a woman or a group of young street artists? Since being arrested for graffiti vandalism in the late 1990s, XOOOOX has refused to reveal an identity to avoid trouble with the law.
The second solo exhibition at Circleculture Gallery in Berlin will once again highlight
XOOOOX’s unique understanding of the contemporary fashion world. On display are delicate stenciled works and installations in an arte povera style that consist of weathered and decaying materials. In these works XOOOOX distinctly contrasts the glamour of fashion culture with existentialist themes such as vulnerability and transience. The life-size stencils of professionally styled photo models form the leitmotif of the figurative “studies” and scrutinize the worship cult and the seduction techniques of haute couture. Beguilingly beautiful, XOOOOX’s women convey a sense of melancholy and introversion and allude to the growing displeasure with the uniform, consumption-driven hype of the fashion industry.
Using transitory media such as exposed building facades, worm-eaten wood, rotting fabric and rusty metal, XOOOOX grounds this apparently glamorous
theme in the street, but the artist’s aim is not to deconstruct fashion culture. XOOOOX pays homage to traditional haute couture while levelling criticism at the over-industrialization of fashion as a cultural artefact of our time.
A signed, limited print edition of XOOOOX’s work will be published on the occasion of the exhibition for a price of 95 euros. It is available at
www.circleculture-gallery.com or at the gallery.
And who is hiding behind the name – a man, a woman or a group of young street artists? Since being arrested for graffiti vandalism in the late 1990s, XOOOOX has refused to reveal an identity to avoid trouble with the law.
The second solo exhibition at Circleculture Gallery in Berlin will once again highlight
XOOOOX’s unique understanding of the contemporary fashion world. On display are delicate stenciled works and installations in an arte povera style that consist of weathered and decaying materials. In these works XOOOOX distinctly contrasts the glamour of fashion culture with existentialist themes such as vulnerability and transience. The life-size stencils of professionally styled photo models form the leitmotif of the figurative “studies” and scrutinize the worship cult and the seduction techniques of haute couture. Beguilingly beautiful, XOOOOX’s women convey a sense of melancholy and introversion and allude to the growing displeasure with the uniform, consumption-driven hype of the fashion industry.
Using transitory media such as exposed building facades, worm-eaten wood, rotting fabric and rusty metal, XOOOOX grounds this apparently glamorous
theme in the street, but the artist’s aim is not to deconstruct fashion culture. XOOOOX pays homage to traditional haute couture while levelling criticism at the over-industrialization of fashion as a cultural artefact of our time.
A signed, limited print edition of XOOOOX’s work will be published on the occasion of the exhibition for a price of 95 euros. It is available at
www.circleculture-gallery.com or at the gallery.