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Biography

Zevs is not only one of the most political artists within Lazarides’ already partisan roster, he is becoming seen as one of the more inspired practitioners of mischievous street work. His Liquidated Logos series, first displayed at the Soho gallery in November 2007, are arguably the most direct and recognisable examples of the oeuvre.

His activity on the street has drawn much controversy and attention from the ‘high art’ world, blurring as it does the line between ‘street pieces’, conceptual art, and plain old-fashioned angry vandalism. Most notorious were his examples of ‘visual kidnapping’ where Zevs removed entire figures from over-sized adverts. At Berlin Alexanderplatz a vast, garish, hanging billboard for Lavazza coffee found itself without its female lead. Zevs ‘demanded’ a 500,000 Euro donation to the Palais de Tokyo art gallery in Paris for her return. Other techniques have included simply ‘cleaning’ a picture onto a dirty wall using high pressure steam cleaners, obviously toying with the notion of whether graffiti is a blight upon the landscape or a complement to it.

Available Art

Thumbnail of Electric Rainbow Light BoxThumbnail of Liquidated GucciThumbnail of Liquidated PlayboyThumbnail of Visual Violation - Superman

Archive

Thumbnail of Liquidated Louis Vuitton Diptych 1Thumbnail of Liquidated Chanel (Midnight Blue)Thumbnail of Visual Violation - Che GuavaraThumbnail of Liquidating Coca-Cola - Photographed by JRThumbnail of Visual Violation - Marilyn Monroe

News

European Bailout Show Opens At Post No Bills

2nd August 2011

A selection of originals and prints by Antony Micallef, Conor Harrington, Ian Francis, Jonathan Yeo, JR, Mode 2, Paul Insect, Stanley Donwood, Vhils and Zevs donned the walls of Lazarides' sister venture Post No Bills in Venice Beach, California. Those of us back in London at the launch of Boxi's new exhibition were certainly jealous of this candid affair. Luckily, there is never any shortage on the art/ fun metre at any event stamped with Laz approval.


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Zevs | Sao Paulo | Brazil

30th November 2010
We don't have much info on this, but Zevs is up to something in Sao Paulo, Brazil with his 'Dias Top Crime Scene Permormance (sic) With Marina Dias'. Whatever it is you know it'll be very entertaining indeed.

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New prints at shopatlazarides.com

11th December 2009
We're thrilled to announce two new arrivals from Miranda Donovan. The first, a beautiful baby boy, is an edition of one to be retained by the artist, the second is her first ever print edition, titled 'Drink', and is available to purchase online from our new website www.shopatlazarides.com along with other first born editions from Zevs and Polly Morgan, as well a couple of blue eyed beauties from JR and a pair of non-identical twins joining the Invader brood.
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Zevs 'Lux' - Newcastle show opens this Friday

17th November 2009
Bursting with creative and seditious energy after his recent spell in a Chinese jail, Lazarides Newcastle is delighted (and somewhat relieved) to welcome ZEVS for a solo exhibition featuring a sensational new body of work. Entitled LUX, the show, as its title suggests, will focus both on his appropriation of 'luxury' brand logos and his remarkable nocturnal public interventions with light, shadow and reflection in his home town of Paris, also known as ‘The City of Lights’. ZEVS will be spending a few days in Newcastle ahead of the opening, working both in and around the gallery, and we'll be spending our time either talking him out of liquidating Greggs' logo, or visiting him in our local prison.

The show opens this Friday 20th November at 12pm and runs until 30th January 2010. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm - 6pm.

Zevs arrested in Hong Kong

30th July 2009
A few days before opening his solo exhibition at Art Statements in Hong Kong, French artist Zevs was arrested after allegedly affixing a giant Chanel sticker and liquidating it with black water paint on the façade of the Giorgio Armani building. If convicted, he faces the possibility of a lengthy jail sentence.

Further to this, it's reported that Armani have claimed damages of around €650,000 against Zevs saying that the paint could not be removed as the façade is limestone and has absorbed the paint. Zevs has claimed, backed up by one of Europe's most reputable historical monument cleaning company's (who cleaned Le Louvre) that it's perfectly feasible to clean the stonework, and is awaiting delivery of the necessary chemicals from Europe to make good, pending Armani's agreement to attempt this. We can only hope they agree, and that he remains at liberty long enough to do so, as sentencing is due to take place on August 14th.

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