New Line Grafitti & The G Word at BALTIC
January 2007
Following BALTIC’s major international exhibition Spank the Monkey in December 2006 an opportunity arose to develop a new project with artists from the North East, that responded to the huge interest in urban art provoked by that exhibition.
New Line Grafitti were approached to develop a project for Level 1 BALTIC performance space. The resulting project and exhibition which was up for 2 weeks was seen by some 4000 people.
New Line Grafitti and specifically with the support of Development worker Reuven Fletcher, at that time of Newcastle City Council, worked effectively to make a provocative and contemporary display encompassing the four large walls of the Performance space at BALTIC covering 60-70 running metres of wall space.
They worked quickly to deliver an ambitious project that encompassed the whole of the Performance space, and over the course of 4 days transformed the space. Through their negotations some 15 different urban and grafitti artists were represented in a truly significant display of contemporary grafitti. Most of the artists who took part in the project wished to stay anonymous. It was through New Line Grafitti as a mechanism for communicating and delivering on all aspects of the exhibition. (Contracts, materials, equipment etc.) Dynamic set of presentations, cleverly worked out between a variety of crews and urban street styles from across the city
Proficient and effective, they delivered a startling and punchy exhibtion in a short space of time and to a tight budget. The artists were committed and responsible and responded to the opportunity with a professionalism that was important to see.
Great involvement, and speedy resolution following complex relations. I would heartily recommend them to anyone wishing to deliver a contemporary urban street art project in the city.
Alessandro Vincentelli
Acting Head of Programme
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Following BALTIC’s major international exhibition Spank the Monkey in December 2006 an opportunity arose to develop a new project with artists from the North East, that responded to the huge interest in urban art provoked by that exhibition.
New Line Grafitti were approached to develop a project for Level 1 BALTIC performance space. The resulting project and exhibition which was up for 2 weeks was seen by some 4000 people.
New Line Grafitti and specifically with the support of Development worker Reuven Fletcher, at that time of Newcastle City Council, worked effectively to make a provocative and contemporary display encompassing the four large walls of the Performance space at BALTIC covering 60-70 running metres of wall space.
They worked quickly to deliver an ambitious project that encompassed the whole of the Performance space, and over the course of 4 days transformed the space. Through their negotations some 15 different urban and grafitti artists were represented in a truly significant display of contemporary grafitti. Most of the artists who took part in the project wished to stay anonymous. It was through New Line Grafitti as a mechanism for communicating and delivering on all aspects of the exhibition. (Contracts, materials, equipment etc.) Dynamic set of presentations, cleverly worked out between a variety of crews and urban street styles from across the city
Proficient and effective, they delivered a startling and punchy exhibtion in a short space of time and to a tight budget. The artists were committed and responsible and responded to the opportunity with a professionalism that was important to see.
Great involvement, and speedy resolution following complex relations. I would heartily recommend them to anyone wishing to deliver a contemporary urban street art project in the city.
Alessandro Vincentelli
Acting Head of Programme
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art