XOOOOX - Yellow Snow | Kitzbuehel

Frank Fluegel Gallery opens the new XOOOOX exhibition
„Yellow Snow“ on Feb 25th, 2022, 7pm – 9pm in
Kitzbuehel, Austria. On display are new unique artworks as
well as prints in limited editions by German Strret Artis
XOOOOX.

XOOOOX usually works on old facades. Vintage looks and
positioning are important to him. Occasionally, however,
there are also works on “movable goods” such as steel
doors or electrical boxes. Street art lives from what
surrounds it and the situation in which it is created. Rough
facades, rusty gates, windy corners, time pressure, most
difficult conditions for creation. This is the reason why
many of the XOOOOX artworks offered in galleries are
created on authentic wooden and steel supports. He also
works on large copper plates that develop a special
aesthetic in light, which changes over time.
French street art artist Blek le Rat introduced XOOOOX to
the stencil technique. He was a pioneer of the stencil, who
was also on the road in Berlin.
The New York Times recommended XOOOOX as one of “12
Treasures of Europe” on October 17, 2014. The Urban
Nation Museum in Berlin purchased a work for its
permanent collection in February 2018. In Amsterdam, the
largest Street Art Museum of the world was recently
opened in Lasloods Hall. The museum was founded by
Peter Ernst Coolen on the premises of the NDSM docks.
XOOOOX originals are also on display there as part of the
collection.
At the age of 16, XOOOOX began to flip through his sister’s
countless Vogues, cut out the models and glued them to
surfaces in the city. Later he switched to stencils. He tries
to contrast with the glamour of the fashion world by
applying the stylish and flawless models to weathered and
urban surfaces. In many of his works he also uses logos of
fashion brands like Hermes or Chanel, which he alienates.
In some cases, this can also be understood as homage, as
is the case with brands that look back on a long tradition.
In others, however, it is rather a criticism of the over-
industrialization of fashion and they invite the viewer to
question it.
In the Cologne auction house Van Ham a unique piece by
XOOOOX set a new auction record on October 7th, 2020.
The work Laguna Bay (stencil on metal) reached 8.925 €
or $ 10.000 US.

Galerie Frank Fluegel
Josef-Pirchl-Str. 6
6370 Kitzbuehel
Austria