Conor Harrington

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Conor Harrington (2010)

Conor Harrington (* 1980 in Cork ) is an Irish painter and graffiti artist who lives and works in London .

life and work

Harrington studied at the Limerick School of Art and Design from 1998 to 2004. During his training he created graffiti in Cork. Not feeling the Irish art scene receptive to his graffiti art, he moved to London in 2004.

Harrington's subject is struggle. Harrington specializes in large black and white illustrations of combatants. The clothing of the combatants is based on the fashion of the 18th century. The graffiti are reminiscent of paintings, have a sfumato effect, and are sometimes blurred.

At auction in 2015 at, his 2013 work Dance with the Devil sold for £ 77,500 ($ 116,413) at Bonhams in London, far surpassing Banksy's work on sale at the same time.

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions
  • 2014: Eat And Delete , Lazarides pop-up, New York
  • 2013: A Whole Lot of Trouble for a Little Bit of Win , The Outsiders, London
  • 2012: Dead Meat , Lazarides Rathbone, London
  • 2009: Headless Heroes , Lazarides Rathbone, London
  • 2008: Weekend Warriors , The Outsiders London
Group exhibitions
  • 2015: Hang-Up Collections Volume III , Hang-Up Gallery, London
  • 2015: Spring Group Show , Mead Carney Fine Art, London
  • 2014: Art Truancy: Celebrating 20 Years of Juxtapoz Magazine , Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York
  • 2013: Brutal , Lazarides Gallery, London
  • 2013: Twente Biënnale , Twente Biënnale, Enschede
  • 2012: Bedlam , Lazarides pop-up, Old Vic Tunnels, London
  • 2011: The Minotaur , Lazarides pop-up, Old Vic Tunnels, London
  • 2008: The Outsiders New York , Lazarides pop-up, New York
  • 2008: Outsiders , Lazarides Rathbone, London

literature

  • Xavier A. Tápies, Eleanor Mathieson: Street Artists 2. The Complete Guide. Graffito Books, London 2016, ISBN 978-1-90905-134-8
  • JAKe: The Mammoth Book of Street Art. An insider's view of contemporary street art and graffiti from around the world. Robinson Verlag, 2012, ISBN 978-1-78033654-1 , pp. 112-121.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brian McAvera: Wall Power , irishartsreview.com, accessed April 20, 2016
  2. ↑ Irish street artist Conor Harrington outsells Banksy at London auction , irishcentral.com, accessed April 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Biography of Gallery Lazarides ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , lazinc.com, accessed April 20, 2016  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lazinc.com
personal data
SURNAME Harrington, Conor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish graffiti artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Cork , Ireland