Photo courtesy of Graff à Dénoyez: (http://graffadenoyez.blogspot.com/)

Roa is so prolific on the streets of London that you would be forgiven for thinking he lives here. In fact he lives in Ghent, which is in the Flemish region of Belgium. His work really speaks for itself, so I will spare you a lengthly eulogy. His show at Pure Evil last month was great, but to really experience the full force of Roa’s work, you need to see it in the street. My favourite at the moment is the one on Hanbury Street, on the way to the Atlantis art supplies shop. The scale and intensity of his work is amazing.

Photos: Helen Lenarduzzi & Gordon Gibbens

Thanks to everyone who made it to The Rag Factory over the bank holiday weekend.  I’m sure you’ll agree that it was a memorable show- Bruno 9li  and Talita Hoffmann lit up the East End with their extraordinary imagination and skill.

The opening reception on Thursday was pretty wild – props to Sagatiba and Vitamin Water for providing the drinks. It was a really buzzy event and the enthusiasm was evident, not just for  Bruno and Talita but also for our very own Ashes 57 and Vitriol, who showcased their work in Room 2.

Special thanks to Silas and the crew at The Rag Factory for their assistance setting up the show, it is a great environment in which to work and we hope to do another exhibition there before too long.

We still have some original art and prints left over from the show, email us if you want a copy of the catalogue: info@lavacollective.com.

Seamstress (revisited) photo by Rajni Shah

We’re taking over the Rag Factory for the May Day Bank Holiday Weekend: April 29th – May 3rd. Gonna be big! For those of you that haven’t been there yet, The Rag Factory is on Heneage Street, just off Brick Lane. It is a cluster of warehouse-style spaces leading off a cute little courtyard.

We have invited one of our favourite artists to headline the event. They have provisionally agreed, but we’re still waiting for confirmation so I can’t reveal who it is yet. Suffice to say we are very excited…

Watch this space for more info as our plans begin to take shape over the coming months. And feel free to get in touch if you want to get involved with the show – info@lavacollective.com