Sickboy, is a Brighton born london based graffiti artist- his first solo exhibition "Stay Free" launched on 3rd December, epitomizing the counter-cultural mantra built into street art. The show invite features a picture of Sickboy's caged heart that he put outside the Tate Modern to protest the corporate sponsorship of a graffiti show.
The installation includes traditional paintings and prints, but centre stage is the "Stay Free Factory"- a custom built 'wendy house' with a running conveyor belt, constructed from patch-worked leather covered with tag logos. Inside the factory are balaclava-jumpsuit clad workers creating small packaged and signed sweets for visitors to take home.
One thousand golden keys were given out with the winning key unlocking the ownership of the £20,000 factory.
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