PORTSMOUTH—
Art hit the streets in the city of Portsmouth last week as artists began work for the exhibition “Street a.k.a. Museum” at the Portsmouth Museum of Art, which opened on May 11. The exhibition features the work of a group of internationally known street artists whose work has appeared in cities around the world. Guest curator Beau Basse of LeBasse projects in Los Angeles developed the original concept for the exhibition, which has both an indoor and outdoor component. Artists arrived and have worked around downtown Portsmouth as passersby have gathered to watch them at work. Alexandros Vasmoulakis of Greece tackled the highest wall, made possible by the use of a scissorlift provided by Sunbelt Rentals of North Hampton. Vasmoulakis is known for his large dramatic portraits, primarily of women, that have appeared on buildings sometime six or seven stories high in cities around the world.
Sunbelt’s lifts have allowed the museum to bring the grand scale of Alexandros’ signature work to Portsmouth. It also provided a way for duo Herakut to reach the Pan Am Railways train trestle at Bartlett and Islington. The trestle features a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson and, along with Papa Wheelies, is the first piece of outdoor work encountered by visitors entering Portsmouth from Islington Street.
Work continued at locations around Portsmouth through the opening of the exhibition on Wednesday, May 11. Other locations include Prescott Park, 150 State Street, Kaffee Vonsolln at 79 Daniel Street, Papa Wheelies at 653 Islington Street, 75 Pleasant Street above Brazo and the Salt Pile across from the Sheraton Harborside Hotel at 227 Market Street and the Harbour Place Marina Wall. Work from all of the artists will also be shown in the museum. They are Bumblebee, Andreas von Chrzanowski, Herakut, Shark Toof and Alexandros Vasmoulakis.
For more information on this exhibit, contact the museum at 603-436-0332 or by email at info@portsmouthmfa.org.
Photo caption: Artists work on city murals in Portsmouth as part of the “Street a.k.a. Museum” exhibit at Portsmouth Museum of Art. (Courtesy photo)
Art hit the streets in the city of Portsmouth last week as artists began work for the exhibition “Street a.k.a. Museum” at the Portsmouth Museum of Art, which opened on May 11. The exhibition features the work of a group of internationally known street artists whose work has appeared in cities around the world. Guest curator Beau Basse of LeBasse projects in Los Angeles developed the original concept for the exhibition, which has both an indoor and outdoor component. Artists arrived and have worked around downtown Portsmouth as passersby have gathered to watch them at work. Alexandros Vasmoulakis of Greece tackled the highest wall, made possible by the use of a scissorlift provided by Sunbelt Rentals of North Hampton. Vasmoulakis is known for his large dramatic portraits, primarily of women, that have appeared on buildings sometime six or seven stories high in cities around the world.
Sunbelt’s lifts have allowed the museum to bring the grand scale of Alexandros’ signature work to Portsmouth. It also provided a way for duo Herakut to reach the Pan Am Railways train trestle at Bartlett and Islington. The trestle features a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson and, along with Papa Wheelies, is the first piece of outdoor work encountered by visitors entering Portsmouth from Islington Street.
Work continued at locations around Portsmouth through the opening of the exhibition on Wednesday, May 11. Other locations include Prescott Park, 150 State Street, Kaffee Vonsolln at 79 Daniel Street, Papa Wheelies at 653 Islington Street, 75 Pleasant Street above Brazo and the Salt Pile across from the Sheraton Harborside Hotel at 227 Market Street and the Harbour Place Marina Wall. Work from all of the artists will also be shown in the museum. They are Bumblebee, Andreas von Chrzanowski, Herakut, Shark Toof and Alexandros Vasmoulakis.
For more information on this exhibit, contact the museum at 603-436-0332 or by email at info@portsmouthmfa.org.
Photo caption: Artists work on city murals in Portsmouth as part of the “Street a.k.a. Museum” exhibit at Portsmouth Museum of Art. (Courtesy photo)
