[LAZARIDES]

Lazarides Editions are proud to announce a limited edition May Day release from London-based artist Penny. The exclusive in-store release features intricately layered spray paint stencils across £10 and £50 banknotes, transforming and re-surfacing genuine currency into illustrative, multifaceted artworks.

Released to mark the the 15 year anniversary of the 2000 anti-capitalist May Day riots in London, Smash & Grab will be available to purchase in person only from 12pm on Friday 1st May at Lazarides Editions, 22 Upper Ground, SE1 9PD, on London's South Bank.

Penny | Smash and Grab £10

Ten-layer stencil and spray paint on £10 banknote
14.2 cm x 7.5 cm
Total edition of 50, signed by the artist and framed in a clear acrylic block
£320

Penny | Smash and Grab £50
Ten-layer stencil and spray paint on £50 banknote
15.6 cm x 8.5 cm
Total edition of 5, signed by the artist and framed in a clear acrylic block
£750


More info at Lazarides Editions website

[sparky999]

How the f#ck am I going to convince the Mrs to let me go to this. . .

[WOOF]

Apr 27, 2015 16:04:12 GMT 1 sparky999 said:

How the f#ck am I going to convince the Mrs to let me go to this. . .

Ask for forgiveness, not permission

[The Picture Frame Gallery]

WTF a noon release!

[Art Fan 2011]

In person only?? Do they not realise there is life outside the M25 !!

[Segment]

And that for the vast majority of us common folk there is this Monday to Friday thing called WORK!!!

[LAZARIDES]

Apr 27, 2015 17:28:52 GMT 1 Segment said:

And that for the vast majority of us common folk there is this Monday to Friday thing called WORK!!!

The gallery is open until 7pm on Friday, and any remaining editions will also be available in-store on Saturday.

[Segment]

@lazarides Thanks for the info but im pretty sure itl be sold out quicker than you can say "i couldn't get the time off work"!
Will it be limited to 1 per person or would it be possible to ask a friend to pick me up one as well as the one he wants for himself?

[DameHoracia]

Nice. I'll get my chauffeur to drop me down in my lunch break....Pah! I guess they can't please everyone.

Hey ho, I'll save some cash.

[.dappy]

... you go back to work after lunch on a Friday? Pah!

... let the chauffeur off early, is what I say ...

Looks like a great show and pieces for sale

[Agent Provocateur]

Apr 27, 2015 20:11:07 GMT 1 harryh74 said:

Is there not a slight irony here, in that Penny is choosing to mark the 15 year anniversary of the anti-capitalism riots by releasing a run of £50 notes for £750 and then restricting the spoils to the favoured few that live in one of the richest capital cities in Europe?

harryh74 you're on fire! What's the opposite of serendipity!?

[edit: that's two posts in two days I've quoted you… will stop it now before you cry stalker]

[Cornish Crayon]

Apr 27, 2015 17:56:12 GMT 1 LAZARIDES said:

Apr 27, 2015 17:28:52 GMT 1 Segment said:

And that for the vast majority of us common folk there is this Monday to Friday thing called WORK!!!

The gallery is open until 7pm on Friday, and any remaining editions will also be available in-store on Saturday.

They'll probably be on eBay before 7pm ............

Not being facetious, but we all know there will be at least one on there.


Would love to own one or be there but it ain't happening, bugga!!!

[kevkevkev]

Nice but not £320 nice. Damn thats a large edition. laz will raise his profile for sure.

[.dappy]

...tbh - not that much of Penny's stuff has previously ended up on ebay ...

... its a blooming pain to search for ... I know that ...

[Liverpool ste123]

Apr 27, 2015 20:45:12 GMT 1 kevkevkev said:

Nice but not £320 nice. Damn thats a large edition. laz will raise his profile for sure.

Penny Heist on the £10 & £50 notes were more expensive than these so bravo for a gallery coming in cheaper than directly from the artist...

[annar50]

Ur havin a laugh ... 320 or 700+

?

[Babyford]

Love Penny's stuff - getting the recognition he rightly deserves

[Jeezuz Jones Snr]

Its a lot of money for us normal people although no doubt some rich city kids will be using these 50 quid notes to snort their Friday after work Charlie so they should sell out no problemo..

[sparky999]

The 750 note is a bargain - no idea why it's not £900+

[iamzero]

How the hell are everyday people gonna get to London for midday Friday? Self employed = loss of a day's pay + travelling expenses + cost of art = way out of reach. I've just about had it with this game lately.

By far my favourite Penny image ever and I've been after one of the original £10 Smash and Grabs for ages.

[The Picture Frame Gallery]

Apr 27, 2015 20:56:25 GMT 1 Liverpool ste123 said:

Apr 27, 2015 20:45:12 GMT 1 kevkevkev said:

Nice but not £320 nice. Damn thats a large edition. laz will raise his profile for sure.

Penny Heist on the £10 & £50 notes were more expensive than these so bravo for a gallery coming in cheaper than directly from the artist...

Actually the £10 heist was £290 and the £50 heist was £850. All the heist editions were made out of 2 bank notes. These "smash and grab" notes look like they are made out of a single note each.

[Liverpool ste123]

I'm unsure of the price with the £10 Heist note as I missed the march on that one

But the £50 Heist as you correctly point out was dearer.

Interesting point you make about the Heists being double layered. Something I shall check out...

Still gutted I cannot get to London for these releases. Anyone going who can grab me a spare set? Pwetty pleeeeeaase with sugar on top?

[Segment]

Evening all, so ive managed to take Friday off work and am planning on getting to Laz for 11.30am for the release.

Im not sure if its gonna be 1 per person but il have my trusty credit card in hand and am willing to purchase as many as they will let me!

All i ask is a finders fee of 20 quid per piece, if your interested PM me.

[LAZARIDES]

In the interest of transparency, there will be 40 editions of the £10 note and 4 editions of the £50 note available in-store from noon tomorrow.

Purchases of both editions will be strictly limited to one of each per person while stocks last.

[DameHoracia]

Apr 30, 2015 14:16:09 GMT 1 LAZARIDES said:

In the interest of transparency, there will be 40 editions of the £10 note and 4 editions of the £50 note available in-store from noon tomorrow.

Purchases of both editions will be strictly limited to one of each per person while stocks last.

Can you tell me if the artwork touches the perspex in those frames?  It look as though it must do - how does the note not slip between the perspex?  I'd prefer if I were lucky to get one (which is unlikely because I can't make it there on time) to frame it myself, I wouldn't use any frame that touched the piece of art.  

[londonboy]

Gonna be a lot of South Americans in the queue

[wildabeast]

What a perfect way to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of an anti-capitalist movement!

[iamzero]

Still gutted to see no online release. Perks of London living I guess.

[Happy Go Lucky Chap]

I wouldn't be surprised to see a few of these make it online should they not all go tomorrow.

[Deleted]

It's an interesting image to use in regards o the peaceful protests that goy hijacked by a few thugs where the violence was deliberately exagerrated by the media.

Penny's stencils are amazing.

Just for clarification they seem to be on thin paper or material.

Or they all entirely hand cut or done on a stencil cutting machine?