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Recent News & Press
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Artnet - The Dealers Behind London’s D’Stassi Art Have Some Ideas on How to Make the Art World a More Welcoming Place
July 9, 2020 The artist Endless in collaboration with Fiorucci. Childhood friends Michael Howes and Edward Sanders grew up sharing passions for art, fashion, and culture. But as adults, they found the atmosphere... -
D'Stassi Spotlight: Adam Handler
Our latest addition to the Distassi Spotlight roster April 17, 2020 Adam Handler, born in Queens - NY, creates dynamic works that express naive chaos through themes of loneliness, imagination, solitude and connection. Handler studied life drawing in Italy and has shown works at exhibitions all around the world, from New York to Seoul. As Adam describes, “when these styles of works that you see were conceived I specifically turned off my mind and allowed only emotion, actions and spirit to guide the works.” This is exemplified in the bold, bright strokes that Handler employs. -
D'Stassi Art Inspired speaks to Janie Schaffer
For the first instalment we spoke to Janie Schaffer, a fashion industry entrepreneur who created and built the incredibly successful brand Knickerbox and held the position of Chief Creative Officer at Victoria's Secret. DA Presents: Inspired is a new article series where we ask talented individuals from various industries to explain the effect that art has had on them professionally. We explore to... -
Buying before they're big
If you are fortunate enough to buy an artist’s work before others catch on then you may be rewarded financially; however, you have also benefited from owning a work that you appreciate aesthetically in the meantime. As in many creative endeavours, it takes a true lover of art to spot an emerging talent. Eventually, the market lets prospective buyers know who the big hitters are, but... -
Al Diaz, Basquiat’s Graffiti Partner, Has Resurrected the SAMO© Tag for His First-Ever European Collaboration
August 28, 2019 The Distassi Art gallery will present the first-generation street artist's work in Europe for the first time. When teenage graffiti artists and high school classmates Jean-Michel Basquiat and Al Diaz... -
Covid-19 - What effect will it have on the art market?
We asked professionals from across the art industry what their opinions were. April 9, 2020 These are difficult and challenging times, with many people around the world seeing significant changes to their circumstances. There is no doubt that the current health crisis will disrupt lives, jobs, quality of life and the economy for many years to come. It is difficult to underplay the changes that are imminent. Whilst we remain rightly focused on our health and that of those we love and care for - we wanted to look forward in order to understand what effect coronavirus may have on our industry. -
Forbes - The Art Market Is Beating The Stock Market
Barden Prisant March 27, 2020 I turned to the most objective data available: auction prices. As publicly-reported sales between knowledgeable and willing buyers and sellers, they are not unlike stock trades. I then developed the equivalent of a Dow Jones Industrial Average for art. As the Dow includes blue chip companies, this art index needed equivalently blue chip artists. To represent Modern art, I chose Picasso; for Contemporary, Warhol. For 21st C. artists, I needed to create a basket including Banksy, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS, and Damien Hirst. -
D'Stassi Art partners with Age UK (COVID - 19)
"We are donating all profits from the sale of works on our Spotlight Store to Age UK for the next month." March 29, 2020 In these uncertain and challenging circumstances we’re extremely grateful for everybody who is continuing to take care of us. Frontline health workers, public sector employees, teachers and a whole host of other people are doing amazing work. We have decided to partner with Age UK to support those who are the most at risk from coronavirus, namely older individuals. "They need our help now more than ever and more money is needed to provide crucial services. We are donating all profits from the sale of works on our Spotlight Store to Age UK for the next month. Let’s be there for them, they have been there for us." -
Distassi Art X Woodbury House Present Richard Hambleton at The Groucho Club
23 May 2018 - 10 March 2019 Distassi Art are pleased to announce a screening and exhibition at The Groucho Club, London. Displaying our incredible collection of Hambleton masterpieces, originals and editions, this display pays homage to... -
Contemporary Art Curator - D’Stassi Art, The London Based Contemporary Art Gallery changing the way we collect art
September 17, 2020 D'Stassi Art was founded in 2017 by lifelong friends Michael Howes & Edward Sanders. Since D'Stassi Art's inception, the two have cultivated & grown an exceptionally exciting brand that continues... -
GQ magazine - Endless modernises Fiorucci's renaissance cherubs in his new collaboration of tees and skateboards
October 9, 2019 Presenting everything you need to know about the street artist behind Fiorucci's new collaboration, including what street-art means to him... Raphael's famous cherubs are the signature motif of the Milanese... -
Forbes - The Menacing, Haunting Beauty Of Reluctant ‘Godfather Of Street Art’ Richard Hambleton Leaps Into Painting
November 6, 2019 The energy bounces off the walls. Some shadowmen are suspended mid-jump, others are wittingly posed. Details in black and white exude different moods than similar sinister figures drenched in vibrant... -
iD magazine - Five senses from my world: Anna Laurini, graffiti artist
April 7, 2017 Painter and street artist Anna Laurini leaves no space uncovered. Ebbing tides of her creative impulse fuel and motivate her unstoppable addiction to reinterpret the city as her canvas, with... -
Distassi Art present 'NY Street Legends' at The Hoxton Hotel
November 23, 2018 Distassi Art will be showcasing original artwork from some of New Yorks most celebrated and influential artists from the 80’s and beyond! In collaboraton with Blast Skates. Distassi Art will... -
Distassi Art presents 'House of Madone'
24 - 26 October 2019 Distassi Art is proud to present Rose Madone and her UK debut ‘House of Madone’ A three-day exhibition including: A launch event, film screening and a two day pop up... -
D'Stassi Art - Ones to watch 2020
Ones to watch including: Anna Laurini, Rose Madone & Trevor Andrew February 6, 2020 1. Anna Laurini Anna Laurini has one of the most distinctive styles around, her street art is immediately recognisable and incredibly striking. Having earned a fine art diploma at... -
From strength to strength. The contemporary art market, 2020
The art market is notoriously resilient, often expanding in the face of significant economic and social challenges. The art market is notoriously resilient, often expanding in the face of significant economic and social challenges. However, 2020 provided a particular set of obstacles for large sections of the... -
D'Stassi Editions: Bonnie and Clyde
The two limited edition works that Steph has created for her D'Stassi Art Spotlight collaboration are endlessly intriguing, filled with more wonder with every view. Texture and detail is packed in, with elements colliding joyfully - showcasing the eclect 'deeply personal creations… born of a fascination with street photography, psychogeography, people and signage' - Print Club 'visually arresting mixed media collages using photography, paint and print' - Art Republic... -
D'Stassi Art Inspired speaks to Joe Maccarone
For the second installment, we spoke to Joe Maccarone - an illustrator living and working in Baltimore, with a BFA in illustration from Maryland Institute College of Art. DA Presents: Inspired is a new article series where we ask talented individuals from various industries to explain the effect that art has had on them professionally. We explore to...
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