{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"RIP Street Art - Robbo Exhibition","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/rip-streetart-robbo.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-10-01T12:32:14Z","description":"Famous Banksy-basher and graffiti artist Robbo opened his “New Paintings” exhibition at Pure Evil Gallery yesterday, showing a lot of colorful paintings, proclaiming street art is dead. For sure, I took some photos...","html":"\u003cp\u003eYesterday, London’s Pure Evil Gallery opened its doors with a lot of hype and TV cameras for the \u003cem\u003e“New Paintings”\u003c/em\u003e exhibition by \u003ca href=\"/graffiti-vs-street-art/\"\u003efamous \u003cstrong\u003eBanksy\u003c/strong\u003e-basher\u003c/a\u003e and old school graffiti artist \u003cstrong\u003eRobbo\u003c/strong\u003e. Of course I visited the opening and took some shots of the paintings, including a lot of drips, colors, paint and kitsch, but I’m still unsure what to think about that exhibition\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI talked to some people and asked them what they think about Robbo’s paintings and stencil artworks and one of them told me that the whole exhibition is maybe a big fake. Although it’s not the Anti-Banksy exhibition I’d expected, Robbo may wants to show how easy (and in that way stupid) it is to create street-art-like artworks in his opinion.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut who knows?! I haven’t spoken to Robbo, so please \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157624947133391/\"\u003etake a look at my photos\u003c/a\u003e and make up your own mind. The comment area is awaiting your thoughts, feelings and explanations!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_7ea73dc1b65100a0.avif 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_f62b84472654eec1.avif 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_f3b9a8970fe17a88.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_ffb15207e6f2437a.webp 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_6f43bab0639e28f5.webp 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_79a3dfaa4a97c56b.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_57271cfdf674359a.jpg\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_7f4680d5b7a5591c.jpg 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_7fa67da1e9a4591b.jpg 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition_hu_57271cfdf674359a.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"robbo exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003erobbo exhibition\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_12fcdb00aa4b8661.avif 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_484b3ca5cd68b706.avif 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_425174731ca4e5fd.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_262aa8ab31bdc0bb.webp 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_a847af7b9126e774.webp 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_f5e386c2208e0d87.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_c8369200da1ae203.jpg\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_3d91ad54d2881bb2.jpg 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_6ebd5c431b2b4362.jpg 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition_hu_c8369200da1ae203.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"robbo painting exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003erobbo painting exhibition\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_75bbc12dc47495de.avif 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_47400c951eda40bf.avif 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_9d6c87d458d2ffe4.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_d5010b66db740090.webp 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_18c4c4975d11c5a9.webp 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_14600ea62ba5328f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_26ef7b3a7b524e0e.jpg\" srcset=\"/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_80d393daabd24d58.jpg 480w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_bc3bab7a0d6d3ac9.jpg 960w, /rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show_hu_26ef7b3a7b524e0e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"robbo painting show\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003erobbo painting show\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nYesterday, London’s Pure Evil Gallery opened its doors with a lot of hype and TV cameras for the *“New Paintings”* exhibition by [famous **Banksy**-basher](/graffiti-vs-street-art/) and old school graffiti artist **Robbo**. Of course I visited the opening and took some shots of the paintings, including a lot of drips, colors, paint and kitsch, but I’m still unsure what to think about that exhibition...\n\nI talked to some people and asked them what they think about Robbo’s paintings and stencil artworks and one of them told me that the whole exhibition is maybe a big fake. Although it’s not the Anti-Banksy exhibition I’d expected, Robbo may wants to show how easy (and in that way stupid) it is to create street-art-like artworks in his opinion.\n\nBut who knows?! I haven’t spoken to Robbo, so please [take a look at my photos](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157624947133391/) and make up your own mind. The comment area is awaiting your thoughts, feelings and explanations!\n\n![robbo exhibition](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-exhibition.jpg\u003e)\n\nrobbo exhibition ![robbo painting exhibition](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-exhibition.jpg\u003e)\n\nrobbo painting exhibition ![robbo painting show](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/robbo-painting-show.jpg\u003e)\n\nrobbo painting show ","tags":["Banksy","Robbo","Painting","Street Art London"],"title":"RIP Street Art - Robbo Exhibition","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/rip-street-art-robbo-exhibition/"}