{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Triumph \u0026 Tragedy: Revok in Hamburg","height":2112,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/triumph-tragedy-revok-in-hamburg/REVOK_TRIUMPHTRAGEDY.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2011-11-09T15:34:48Z","description":"Famous LA based graffiti artist Revok is going have his first solo-show in Germany! Hamburg’s Vicious Gallery will present his latest body of work, including artworks being based on found objects from Detroit!","html":"\u003cp\u003eBig news for all writers, graffiti enthusiasts and vandals: Famous writer and graffiti artist \u003cstrong\u003eRevok\u003c/strong\u003e is going to open his first solo-show in Germany at Hamburg’s \u003ca href=\"http://viciousgallery.com/\"\u003eVicious Gallery\u003c/a\u003e! Bringing together triumph and tragedy (that’s the title of the show), the Los Angeles based urban artist seems to present artworks based on found objects taken from \u003ca href=\"/urban-exploring-ruins-detroit/\"\u003ethe ruins of Detroit\u003c/a\u003e\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the found materials, also \u003ca href=\"http://revok1.com/blog/2011/11/revok-tragedy-triumph-video/\"\u003eRevok’s history\u003c/a\u003e represents triumph and tragedy at the same time. Having one of his major successes by being part of this year’s \u003cem\u003eArt in the Streets\u003c/em\u003e exhibit at \u003ca href=\"/urban-art-censorship/\"\u003eLA’s Museum of Contemporary Art\u003c/a\u003e, he was \u003ca href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/04/revok-graffiti-writer-setnenced-to-180-days-in-jail.html\"\u003esentenced to 180 days in jail\u003c/a\u003e by a judge a short while after the opening. For that reason, I think Revok’s Hamburg exhibition will include some highly personal artworks showing a mixture of great success but also downfall.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA must to see for everyone having the chance to be in Hamburg next month! My friends from \u003ca href=\"http://graffuturism.com/2011/11/09/video-preview-revok-triumph-and-tragedy/\"\u003egraffuturism.com\u003c/a\u003e got some more photos!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c/strong\u003e December 3th | \u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e Vicious Gallery, Kleine Freiheit 46, 22767 Hamburg\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nBig news for all writers, graffiti enthusiasts and vandals: Famous writer and graffiti artist **Revok** is going to open his first solo-show in Germany at Hamburg’s [Vicious Gallery](http://viciousgallery.com/)! Bringing together triumph and tragedy (that’s the title of the show), the Los Angeles based urban artist seems to present artworks based on found objects taken from [the ruins of Detroit](/urban-exploring-ruins-detroit/)...\n\nAs the found materials, also [Revok’s history](http://revok1.com/blog/2011/11/revok-tragedy-triumph-video/) represents triumph and tragedy at the same time. Having one of his major successes by being part of this year’s *Art in the Streets* exhibit at [LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art](/urban-art-censorship/), he was [sentenced to 180 days in jail](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/04/revok-graffiti-writer-setnenced-to-180-days-in-jail.html) by a judge a short while after the opening. For that reason, I think Revok’s Hamburg exhibition will include some highly personal artworks showing a mixture of great success but also downfall.\n\nA must to see for everyone having the chance to be in Hamburg next month! My friends from [graffuturism.com](http://graffuturism.com/2011/11/09/video-preview-revok-triumph-and-tragedy/) got some more photos!\n\n**Date:** December 3th | **Location:** Vicious Gallery, Kleine Freiheit 46, 22767 Hamburg\n","tags":["Revok","Graffiti Exhibition","Graffiti America","Hamburg Graffiti"],"title":"Triumph \u0026 Tragedy: Revok in Hamburg","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/triumph-tragedy-revok-in-hamburg/"}