Antony Micallef

Biography

In the last few years Antony Micallef has become one of the most lauded artists represented by Lazarides, with sell-out shows in London and Los Angeles.

At once colourfully beautiful and deeply troubling, Antony's work examines our dichotomous relationship with consumerism, examining how we can maintain to despise multi-national brands yet still allow ourselves to be seduced by them. "The trouble with pop imagery is that it doesn't really go deeper than the surface" he comments. "You have to drag it down and challenge it to make it interesting, marry contrasting emotions and motifs. The union of two opposites make an intriguing and strange chemistry." Described as 'Caravaggio meets Manga' and 'Bacon in Disneyland' this potent cocktail has seen Antony become enormously popular with collectors.

Despite the popularity of his comparatively spartan "tortured head" series, and being runner-up in the National Portrait Gallery's BP/Amaco Portrait of the Year prize in 2000, Antony has always turned down commissions insisting not only that he's a figurative painter, but that he could never see himself "inflicting such brutal emotions on somebody I didn't know." He has recently branched into sculpture.

Available Art

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Archive

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News

Eurotrash Video

24th July 2010
Great little video from 'EuroTrash', Lazarides group show in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, that took place in June this year, featuring work (indoors and on the street) from Conor Harrington, Vhils, JR and Antony Micallef.

EuroTrash Open Daily

17th June 2010
More info here, or click on the names to view individual works from Antony Micallef, JR, Conor Harrington, and Vhils, and Ian Cox's fantastic photos of the show can be found here.
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New prints from Antony Micallef and Conor Harrington available tonight

9th June 2010
At 8 pm tonight 2 new prints will be released on shopatlazarides.com. Antony Micallef's 'Black Siren' and Conor Harrington's 'Bring the Noise'.

Don't miss out...

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Lazarides LA

8th April 2010
So the dates are now confirmed for the stellar line up in Beverly Hills and we are seriously excited.

If you're on the West coast anytime over the next 4 months come and visit...these guys won't disappoint!

David Choe 23rd April - 23rd May

JR, Conor Harrington, Vhils & Antony Micallef 9th June - 27th June

Jonathan Yeo 9th July - 8th August

Jay Jay Burridge 13th August - 26th August

Location will be posted shortly, watch this space...

LAzarides | Beverly Hills | Los Angeles | 2010

30th March 2010
Lazarides is delighted to announce its exhibition programme for an exclusive 4-month period in Los Angeles. Launching in April, Lazarides will host 4 unique exhibitions in a secret 8,000 square foot venue in Beverly Hills.

With an already reputable relationship with the US, three sell-out exhibitions — Banksy's Barely Legal (2006), Antony Micallef’s Impure Idols (2007) and Outsiders (2008) — Lazarides is returning stateside with an impressive line-up of solo and group exhibitions.

To kick it off, David Choe is returning to his hometown after a six-year absence with Nothing to Declare (23 April-23 May). Then in June, the venue will be taken over by Europe’s finest JR (Paris), Vhils (Lisbon), Conor Harrington (Cork, Ireland) and Antony Micallef (London). Next, will be an installation of Jonathan Yeo’s infamous pornographic portraits (8 July-8 August). Finally, before saying farewell to the City of Angels, Lazarides will be pleased to present their first solo exhibition with British artist Jay Jay Burridge.