Original Cultures London announced

Original Cultures is an artistic collective with bases in the UK, Italy and Japan, dedicated to audiovisual collaborations inspired by street art, graffiti, hip hop and electronic music. It is staging its first London event over the course of a week from 27 February to 5 March this year, in which artists Ericailcane, DEM, Will Barras, Hiraki Sawa, Om Unit, Tatsuki and Tayone will be joining to create new works in a series of public events and workshops in and around the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.

The schedule of activities for Original Cultures London 2010 is as follows:

  • Original Cultures - The Show, an exhibition of new works from Ericailcane, DEM and Will Barras,  11 February-7 March @ Stolen Space gallery, with private viewing 11 Feb, 6-9pm, free
  • Music production workshop for young people, featuring Om Unit and Tatsuki, 27 February @ Stolen Space gallery in conjunction with Hackney Council and the DYH 2010 festival
  • Closing party for Original Cultures - The Show, 4 March @ Stolen Space gallery featuring all artists, live painting, exclusive art for sale and more, 6-9pm, free
  • Original Cultures - The Showcase featuring all seven artists collaborating for a unique audio/visual show created in the days prior, 5 March @ Corbet Place, 6-11pm, free

Painting by Ericailcaine, DEM and Will Barras, with soundtrack by Om Unit, Tatsuki and Tayone recorded at live concert - all from Original Cultures event in Bologna, June 2009

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Further info at http://www.originalcultures.org/

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