Clandestine Culture (stylized as CLANDESTINE CULTURE) is an American

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working in

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. His first solo gallery exhibition was in 2012.

Early life

Clandestine Culture was born in 1970 and moved to

in the early 1990s.

Career

Clandestine Culture began working as an urban artist in 2000, expressing strong social criticism and portraying

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subjects often in disturbing or controversial ways. His works are produced in a variety of

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, including

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, and

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. In 2012, he had his first solo show. He has had several group exhibitions. In 2013, he took part at the Scope Art Fair during " Art Basel Miami Beach". Culture has also produced

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. Large format images are painted on paper with

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paint, and are glued to walls using the wheatpaste method. On July 20, 2013, Culture created the Banner Project, which raises or hangs flags around

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. The first flag was raised over

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. The banner was 10 ft x 16 ft, constructed of

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, and painted with latex paint. It featured a black and white image of a police officer in

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with a red "Clandestine Culture" logo stamped at the bottom. It was raised on

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, at a height of 30

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s (98 ft). The flag remained for five days until it was removed by the

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. In 2014, his second solo show was presented at the Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art gallery. He works in many different formats; from painting and

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to street

. In summer 2014, another Banner Project took place at the

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. The size and materials were similar to the one used on Julia Tuttle Causeway the summer before. In December 2014, Culture displayed another piece in front of the

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during Art Basel Miami Beach in 2014.

Exhibitions

*Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art gallery on October 12, 2012 *Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art gallery on May 8, 2014

References

External links

"Clandestine Culture"
at Art Districts {{DEFAULTSORT:Clandestine Culture 1970 births Living people American contemporary artists American street artists Artists from Miami