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Feature in The Market magazine, June 2011
Among other young street artists who are following the masters Banksy and Basquiat, it is worth mentioning the 25-year-old British graffiti and stencil artist, Rich Simmons. He is a very gifted artist who brought public attention to his art when he portrayed Prince William and his then bride to be Kate Middleton, as the punks Side Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, in the controversial Future ***King artwork. Not only is he very talented as an artist, he is also exceptionally witty and impertinent. His humorous work shows the obvious heritage left by Banksy on the London street art scene. He will be featured in a street art show in London from 16th June this summer. The show will bring together young artists like Rich Simmons and established artists such as, Nick Walker, Logan Hicks and Crash in a colourful and exciting exhibition.
Our advice is that it is often better to buy an original piece by a young and promising artist, represented by an established and well-respected art gallery that will look after them and follow their career. At the moment, this is what we advise clients and collectors who show interest in street art: 'Buy young, buy new, buy promising'. For example, the aforementioned Rich Simmons has just finished a series on the Royal Family, with a cheeky Queen on the throne; it is young and fresh, but also affordable and experts expect to see its value multiplied by five to ten times in the next couple of years. Art Professionals are following Rich Simmons's progress closely. It is a strong possibility that buying his work now could turn out to be a great investment.
By Jean-David Malat, art expert, advisor for art collectors and Director of Opera Gallery London.
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Review from The Street Art Show at the Opera Gallery
London’s Opera Gallery are at it again, tearing up the rule book and leading the way in the Art world. Last week, saw the gallery host a live street art performance, featuring Lussorian favourite Rich Simmons. Simmons famously created his mural of the Queen as a graffiti artist, which was perfect in time for the Royal Wedding. Many high profile figures made it to the live street art performance, including Olivia Grant (actress), Raful Gajjar (Saatchi Gallery Director), Vangelis Kassotakis (Marketing Director for Cartier) and the incredible Alexander Talbot Rice who has painted portraits for everyone including Margaret Thatcher and the most recent Pope! Rich Simmons piece is on display until 30th June and is joined by Street Art’s most prolific artists. There is Graffiti and then there’s Street Art. This fantastic exhibition is the latter to the highest of extremes. It’s fair to say that Simmons now joins the Street Art elite along with Banksy and Blek Le Rat. Catch his latest piece at the Opera Gallery while you can.
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