Invader: Rome exibition | 23/10 - 21/12

[ilmambo]

www.wunderkammern.net/invader/invader.htm

Roma 2010 and other curiosities

From 23rd October to 21st December, Wunderkammern exhibition space will host the first Italian solo show of Invader: "Roma 2010 and other curiosities".

Invader is an artist working in anonymity. Born in 1969 in Paris, he is one of the most important and original international street artists and has exhibited in many prestigious galleries and museums across the world.

Invader is known above all for his public interventions inspired to the Arcade Game Space Invaders, created in 1978 in Japan. His operations are tied up to creative practices of "interference" through which he traces unique trails in the collective space, shaping new signs in the urban landscape. The naturally public formality of his interventions – suspended between visibility and anonymity and between real and virtual spaces – as well as the choice of icons present in the collective memory and practices of the youngest generations, offers a meaningful and original reading of our cultural patrimony.

With the invasion of Rome occurred over the summer, the artist has finally added the Italian capital in the list of the more than forty cities he has invaded so far: from Katmandu to Bangkok, from small urban centres to great city metropolises such as New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and above all Paris.

The exhibition at Wunderkammern will present various aspect of his work: from the alias replicating the space invaders of Roma to works made with his original RubikCubism technique, by means of the coloured modules of the famous puzzle, re-presenting images extrapolated from the realm of art history or popular culture, along with specific installations and curiosities. The invasion guide of Roma and the brand new 19th printed invasion map will also be presented in exclusivity at the opening.

On the occasion of the artist's presence in the city, Wunderkammern’s exhibition space opens once again to the dialectic comparison between ordinary and extraordinary, by drawing its own poetry closer to Invader’s narrative language. The artist revisits the urban space generating wonder and transforming daily routes into unique journeys.

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[rsyok]

Love that image, pre Invasion head count !

[ilmambo]

the gallery emailed me the collectors preview.
if anyone is interested drom 'em an email ( [e-mail] ) there is one crazy "Speed Balls" machine for 50'000 €
I don't really know what is it... anyone knows?

[Daniel Silk]

Good to see a show like this happening in Italy rather than New York, LA or London.

[Cedric Mnich]

Got the collectors doc as well...
Not really affordable... The cheapest piece is 450 euros (tiled book). Otherwise range from 4000 to 50000 EUR... Rubik works are in the 18000 range.

PASS. :-)

[lifeonwalls]

waaaaaaay over my price range.

Good for him though, he deserves it. :-)

[meatbag]

yea, I would love one of the alias pieces but 4-6k euro is brutal. Has invaders work always been this pricey?

[missinglink]

the cheapest rubik-artwork (containing 16 cubes or something) i've seen was available vor 2.500 euro. the small aliases also start at about 2.000 euro.

[missinglink]

10 % discount til 23rd october.
so the machine costs only 45 k ;D

[rdl81]

any pictures of the works?

[ricobenfico]

Oct 16, 2010 17:50:20 GMT 1 rdl81 said:

any pictures of the works?

There are in the buyers preview. Email the gallery for it or PM me your email address and I will forward it onto you.

[simpo]

Just PM'd you ricobenfico as I'd like to see the preview too - although purely out of curiosity may I add as these lot are way outside my price range.

Check the below video out also - not invader himself but cool nonetheless...

[ricobenfico]

Emails sent to those who PM'd. Happy viewing!

[ricobenfico]

And the new Invasion Newsletter is out. After the Rome show comes another show in Japan soon after wth a new invasion kit for thst one!. More info here:

www.space-invaders.com/inl38.html#english

[southerninvader2]

Anyone in Rome going to the show? Can you pm me if you are. cheers

[jackstranger]

Please take some photos of the show;)

[romephotoblog]

I live in Rome and was at the show. You can see my photos of the show here:
www.flickr.com/photos/romephotoblog/sets/72157625225825098/


And then a little review of the show on my blog. romephotoblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/invader-roma-2010-other-curiosities.html

The catalog was very well done and considering the prices of his pieces, pretty much the only thing I could actually afford.

[mmmike]

Thanks for the pics. There are a few bits I would love to have but that 10% off would need to change to 75% off first.

[Cedric Mnich]

Have to agree with mmmike.
Wondering if any piece is sold at such prices... An alias was not sold at the last auction at an estimate (3K -5K GBP)...
www.bloomsbury-book-auct.com/detail/20430/143.0

[missinglink]

the bloomsbury-piece looks really ugly ;D

[romephotoblog]

You're welcome mmmike!

There were sold stickers next to 3 of the aliases, which you can see in the close up of the photo. Some stuff might have sold as well at the opening, but I'm not sure.

[Daniel Silk]

Space Invader ROME

[Daniel Silk]

Space Invader ROME

Shame to see this roma invader pop up on ebay

The prices they are fetching doesnt really help matters.
cgi.ebay.com/TOTALLY-GENUINE-100-AUTHENTIC-SPACE-INVADER-no-banksy-/140529379055?pt=UK_Artists_Self_Representing_Digital_Art_New_Media_ET&hash=item20b83426ef

[rsyok]

Uurgh listed on another thread as well.
If anyone on here has any police friends in Rome get them on ebay to report it as stolen property !

One down in Miami too
cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260762907061&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT#ht_500wt_949

[urbanwear]

Just a few photos I put together of the 2010 Rome Invasion and Show.