A new immersive exhibition showcasing subway street art and graffiti is coming to Leicester. Pixel x Repainting Subway Art will feature large 3D animated projections that promise to transport people into a virtual world of subway trains.
The projections will feature original graffiti artworks from street artists around the globe, celebrating the rich history of graffiti and street art at the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery in the city’s New Walk. The exhibition, made up of two parts, is set to launch on Saturday, February 3.
It will be another “state-of-the-art” display from the team behind the Bring The Paint street art festival, Graffwerk, which has teamed up with local arts organisation MBD (Metro Boulot Dodo). MDB is well known for its work in virtual reality and 3D animation will bring the first half of the exhibition to life with its animated installation.
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(Image: MBD/Paint To Pixel)
The second half will feature archival material and firsthand stories about street art and graffiti. It will also showcase artworks by Dutch graffiti writer TRIPL/FURIOUS and curated by Jasper Van Es, titled Repainting Subway Art – a decade-long project that aims to display the global impact of graffiti art.
Pixel x Repainting Subway Art, supported by BID Leicester, Arts Council England, and Leicester Museums and Galleries, will set the stage for the globally acclaimed Bring The Paint festival which is run from Monday, May 20 to Sunday, May 26 . The new exhibition will be on display until Monday, May 27.