Mutate Britain or how to change the way you look at ‘art’

On saturday evening I went to see the new Mutate Britain show. Called 'One Foot in the Grove', it's located in the Westway, near Ladbroke Grove in West London, under the bridge where London's original Wall of Fame used to be.

The easiest way to describe it is an art show – but with the caveat that it's probably the most mental, unique and appealing art show you've ever seen or been to. As the video above explains it's an art show where you can actually 'feel' the art, and I think that's a pretty accurate description. Regrouping works from the Mutoid Waste and Cordy House family collectives and their friends, it features paintings, graff pieces, 'street art', mutoid waste creations (aka the most mental, cyber-punk meets mad max art you've ever seen) as well as a fully fledged 'art gallery'. Oh and a bar, food stalls, shops and shows from Mutoid Waste – generally involving their mechanic creations coming to life, fire, and associated crazyness.

The most remarkable thing for me, beyond the art itself and the way it was showcased, was without a doubt the mix of people there – from art types to graffers, hip hop heads to cyber-punks, squatters to tourists, locals to London residents, dogs to children, it was a truly open art show, one where you could argue that a lot of what makes art shows often 'inaccessible' to most people is thrown out of the window and a warm welcoming pair of arms extended to whoever fancies seeing some art, grabbing a drink and soaking in the atmosphere of a bunch of artists vibing together.

One of the guys I'm working with on the Original Cultures project, Will Barras, has done one of the walls as well as a friend of our Italian family Run. They both look dope as does the rest of the show. I can't recommend it enough, it's an experience before anything else, and also possibly the dopest art show I've ever been to. It's inspired me for all these reasons and more.

It runs till end of October, from fridays to sundays until 10pm. Do yourself a favour and go. More info and videos here: http://mutatebritain.wordpress.com/one_foot_in_the_grove/

Oh and I love the art for the flyer/poster (see below)

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