[jusdeep]

Popped along for a look today.
I left disappointed to be honest as after meeting and talking with James at Meltdown and going to a few Q&A's he did around the time it sounded like this was going to be something special. Showing a lot of the things that he logistically couldn't at the Royal Festival Hall. The space was small and what was on show not rare or unshowable at Meltdown, in fact quite a few of the pieces were there.

I was expecting Futura, Phil Frost, 3D canvas', trial proofs with notes and corrections, possibly unseen sketches & ideas for artworks, rare and unseen toys and a whole lot more besides. Instead it looks like some marketing ploy for several sneaker releases, an overpriced fragrance and a lot of similarly overpriced 'music memorabilia'.

Saying that there are a few affordable and hard to get hold of posters, records and prints, along with a few new offerings but the majority are rehashed images from the past or overpriced or missing that all important signature.

Futura 2000


New Robert Del Naja prints


Psyence Fiction proof


Futura moodboard


Some more pictures here
s287.photobucket.com/user/jusdeep/library/Build%20and%20Destroy?sort=3&page=1

[Sohoria]

I love the futura

[jusdeep]

The 2 Futura canvas' were nice (£5k each), but nothing on the last show at Meltdown and I'm sure pale in comparison to James' A grade personal collection. The thing is he keeps on bigging up what he has and all the things he's saved and kept filed away and then never shows them.

[Lesson1]

Couldn't go down to the show but did buy one of the camo prints which look great. Shame they don't have a futura signature but the price would be way more then.http://www.saatchistore.com/89-mo-wax-build-destroy

[behaviorist]

thanks for posting this, jusdeep. love anything that takes me back to those old mo' wax covers. time to pull out my heads vol. 2

[jusdeep]

Nov 26, 2014 23:18:34 GMT 1 Lesson1 said:

Couldn't go down to the show but did buy one of the camo prints which look great. Shame they don't have a futura signature but the price would be way more then.http://www.saatchistore.com/89-mo-wax-build-destroy

The Camo prints signed by Ben Drury and James Lavelle were ok, just couldn't get that nagging voice out of my head. In fact I find it quite strange they are reproducing so many of his old pieces and he isn't involved.
I know the print is an edition of 12, has some very nice ruby glitter on it, but for me needed the Futura sig for that price. They did have the Meltdown Pointman and black Mo Wax diamond dust prints at a very reasonable £45 and I think the Mo Wax one signed for significantly more. They did have 3 signed Futura alphabet prints which all sold. Probably the picck of the bunch imo.

[Rubys]

Did anyone go to the opening?

[jusdeep]

Yes, I went along. Wasn't going to bother but had a few friends going along.
They had a few more releases including the new Rammellzee 12" from Vinyl Factory, an edition of 10 grey and white Nike Unkle Blazer Hi's and a Supreme Mo Wax t-shirt limited to 50.

[Lesson1]

Last unsigned futura alphabet
www.saatchistore.com/posters/1418-alphabet-poster-by-futura.html