Matthew Stone (born 1982 in

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, England) is a London-based artist. He is part of the

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!Wowow!. Stone graduated from

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, London in 2004. He currently stages performances and

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. In 2007, his first solo show, entitled "Futurehindsight", took place at UNION in London. In November 2009, Stone topped the arts section in a "Power players Under 30" list compiled by the

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. Stone frequently collaborates with

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and created the album artwork for 2019's '' Magdalene''. In November 2011, Stone had an exhibition at Kathy Grayson's "The Hole"

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entitled Optimism as Cultural Rebellion, the same name as his blog. Stone has had subsequent exhibitions at the Hole in 2018, 2020 and 2023. Stone paints with AI.

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