THE JUDGES
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CEDAR LEWISOHN
Cedar Lewisohn is an artist and curator based in London. He curated the exhibition Street Art at Tate Modern in 2008 and wrote the accompanying book, Street Art: The Graffiti Revolution. He was co-curator of the exhibition Rude Britannia: British Comic Art at Tate Britain in 2010. His new book, Abstract Graffiti will be published in March 2011.
Photography by Sophie Allen
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FRANCESCA GAVIN
Francesca Gavin is a writer, editor and curator based in London. She is the Visual Arts Editor of Dazed & Confused, Art Editor of Twin and a contributing editor at AnOther. She is the author of Street Renegades, which examines the intersection of fine art and street art in urban space, Hell Bound: New Gothic Art and Creative Space: The Urban Homes of Artists and Innovators. Her fourth book on 100 new artists is published in April 2011. Gavin is currently the curator of the Soho House group and is working on a museum show for MU in Eindhoven.
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PEDRO ALONZO
Boston based freelance curator Alonzo was recently appointed as an Adjunct Curator at the ICA Boston. He has organized exhibitions around the world and has worked with many artists including: Miguel Calderon, Maurizio Cattelan, Banksy, Quisqueya Enriquez, Rineke Dijkstra, FAILE, Meshac Gaba, Dan Graham, Ryan McGinness, Rivane Neuenschwander, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Paula Santiago and Marcos Ramirez “Erre”. He is currently working on the first solo exhibition for Swoon at the ICA Boston.
MENTORS
Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren Art Stars
Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren Art Stars
In January 2010, Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren commissioned over 40 of Europe’s most exciting young contemporary artists to customise stars made from the finest American denim.
With the iconic Stars and Stripes flag for inspiration, each young artist was tasked with creating something totally unique: beyond the shapes and sizes of the Art Stars, the only limit was their imaginations...
Each Art Star will appear in a Polo Jeans Co. store, before joining a public exhibition in London in late 2010.
Contemporary art and fashion aficionados will have the opportunity to own one of these exclusive Art Stars.
All the stars created will be brought together in a public exhibition in London in late 2010 and auctioned in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people with cancer between the ages of 13-24.
Teenagers don’t stop being teenagers because they have cancer, which is why Teenage Cancer Trust builds specialist units in NHS hospitals, staffed by teenage cancer specialists.
These units are designed for and by young people and aim to give teenage cancer patients the very best chance of a positive outcome whilst being as close as possible to normal life.
State-of-the-art facilities keep patients occupied during long, and often grueling stays, whilst bringing teenagers with cancer together so they can support each other.
Visit www.teenagecancertrust.org to find out more.
