Last Saturday in New York City, Allouche Gallery hosted the opening of “SURFACE by Søren Solkær: Portraits and paintings of and by street artists”.
The attendees were in for a real treat with a selection of over 70 photographs out of the hundreds featured in the book Surface alongside new works created specifically for the show by 27 world famous street artists whose portraits will be on display, including Faile, Bast, Paul Insect, Ron English and Anthony Lister.
The Danish fine art photographer Soren Solkaer is known for his portraits of the world’s leading musicians. After two decades of portraying leading artists across the globe, Soren Solkær set out to do a large-scale portrait project about individuals who create art in the public space.
Surface by Soren Solkaer: Portraits and Paintings Of and By Street Artists, is the result of a three- year journey photographing artists in the public arena in Berlin, London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Stavanger, Athens, Sydney, Melbourne and Copenhagen.
Continue reading to discover more images from the opening and if you are in the area, the show will be running until May 12th on 115 Spring Street, New York City.
Images by Tine Reingaard
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