Works by Alex Vallauri gain exhibition in São Paulo

Italian Brazilian, Alex Vallauri was one of the pioneers in spreading graffiti in Brazil. Besides the streets, Vallauri used T-shirts, bottoms, and later, art galleries around the world as his canvas.

Starting from the ideology of art for all, Vallauri expressed his art on the walls of São Paulo and New York, bringing messages that were sometimes humorous and critical amidst radical times, such as the military dictatorship. Alex was one of the main representatives of pop art in Brazil, playfully incorporating kitsch into his works and interventions.
His work as a graffiti artist was highly successful both here and abroad, where some of his most famous graffiti, such as the black boot, were turned into postcards from NY.
Later, Vallauri began to exhibit his work in galleries and Biennials, such as the installation "The Party at the House of the Queen of Fried Chicken," which critiqued consumerism, which was increasingly on the rise in Brazil.

With March 27th designated as National Graffiti Day (in honor of the date of his death in 1987), Alex Vallauri has an exhibition in São Paulo that bears his name. The show features 20 works produced in the mid-1980s that were made available directly from the collection of Caíto and Marcos Concílio, friends of the artist.
The exhibition takes place at the Legado Arte Gallery from April 8th to June 8th, 2016.
Address: Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 500 – Jardim America, São Paulo.