Preview Sowat solo exhibition “Ars Longa Vita Brevis”
Sowat opens his first solo exhibition with RICHARD & LE FEUVRE Gallery from Switzerland. THe exhibition titled “Ars Longa Vita Brevis” which loosely translates to Art is Long, Life is Short. Sowat has built himself to be one of todays leading urban contemporary artists who works most comfortably in Urbex, or Urban situations but also...
Lek & Sowat ‘Veni Vidi Vinci’ in Roma
For their participation to the Big City Life project, led by 999 Contemporary, Lek & Sowat came to Rome to paint the biggest spelling mistake of the eternal city’s Graffiti history. Inspiring themselves from the famous‘Veni Vidi Vici’ quote, used by Julius Caesar in 47 BC following his victorius Zela campaign, the two artist also...
Jean Charles de Castelbajac, Lek & Sowat Spring 2015 Ready to Wear fashion
Jean Charles de Castelbajac teams up with artists Lek & Sowat for his Spring 2015 Ready to Wear fashion happening. After taking part last year to the Lasco Project, the urban arts program initiated by Lek & Sowat at the palais de Tokyo, world famous designer JC de Castelbajac decided to trust his new collection’s...
Mural Update French Kiss Summer 2014
Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Lek Swiz Cokney Legz Hoctez Photo Nicolas Gzeley Lek – Swiz – Hoctez – Sowat – Liard – Swiz – Songe Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Lek Baudelocque Liard Lek Hobz Liard Swiz Partie Lek Liard Alexone Hoctez Swiz Ogre Legz Pic by NicolasGzeley...
Sowat End of Summer Update
Sowat and Jaw Sowat and Jaw Sowat took some time off for himself exploring abandoned buildings as well as some old and new natural landscapes. Most of the work is in the south of France in undisclosed locations. The first set of pictures is a homage of sort to an old abandoned WW2 bunker Sowat...
Jacques Villeglé / Lek & Sowat, DRAWING NOW PARIS at Espace Commines
Lek & Sowat were invited to collaborate alongside the legend Jacques Villeglé at the for DRAWING NOW PARIS Espace Commines, and as they usually do they invited their contemporary peers Cockney, WXYZ, and Sebastien Preschoux. This is the second time the duo have collaborated with Villeglé, the first time being at the Palais de...
Lek, Sowat and Arnaud Liard “CONTREBANDE” at David Bloch Gallery Marrakech
Lek x Sowat x Arnaud Liard “CONTREBANDE” @ David Bloch Gallery – Marrakech from DAVID BLOCH GALLERY on Vimeo. When i first talked to Sowat about his upcoming exhibition he was excited to be working with long time partner Lek as well as fellow Parisian artist Arnaud Liard. The trio was set to open an...
Lek & Sowat and Friends “S̶t̶r̶e̶e̶t̶ Art” Hip Opsession
Lek and Sowat collaborated once again for “S̶t̶r̶e̶e̶t̶ ART” as part of Hip Opsession. Lek and Sowat collaborated with a group of artists such as Outsider, Wxyz, Persu, Sebastien Preschoux, Kan, Rayzin, Kazy and the Postman Quartet. We were able to get an amazing set of pictures taken by Pierre Doucin and Sowat. The exhibition...
Mural Update Lek, Sowat, and Philippe Baudelocque
Two of our favorite artists Lek and Sowat teamed up with Philippe Baudelocque to paint this massive 27 by 63 foot mural in St. Blaise Paris. The mural located in the 20th district of Paris was organized by Artazoi. A pattern of criss crossing stripes make up the composition of the mural intersecting stripes...
*Update Video “Tracés Directs” Installation and Film for Nuit blanche 2013 at Palais de Tokyo
Tracés Directs / Direct Outlines from sowat + lek on Vimeo. *Update here is the video finally released of the project, well worth the wait. Another amazing project from Paris. Lek and Sowat were involved with a recent film “Tracés Directs” and installation that took place at the Palais de Tokyo, yet the Film will...
“André” Saraiva in the Streets of Paris for “Terrains Vagues” at the Palais de Tokyo
Picture courtesy of The Grifters For the opening of their ‘Terrains Vagues’ show (Lasco project/Palais de Tokyo), Lek, Sowat and curator Hugo Vitrani asked André Saraiva to return to his graffiti roots and design a dream Graffiti Show Poster. The poster, part of his Dream Concert series, is any Graffiti enthusiast dream come true,...
Preview Palais de Tokyo “Terrains Vagues'” Paris
Photo Thias O Clock Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Sowat Legz Photo Silvio Magaglio Hoctez Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Sebastien Preschoux photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Photo Nicolas Gzeley Roti, Dran, Arnaud Liard, and Monsieur Qui photo by Nicolas Gzeley photo Nicolas Gzeley Phillipe Baudelocque Photo Nicolas...