ABOUT
WE ARE W1 CURATES
W1 Curates is a public art platform located at the heart of London’s iconic Oxford Street.
Purposely executed to deliver the best and most cutting-edge projects in Art, Fashion, and Music, W1 Curates harnesses state-of-the-art technology to exhibit creative content with digital prowess and unrivalled innovation and reach.
The wraparound tech covers the exterior of Flannels London Flagship store, rendering its facade into an extraordinary public art exhibition.
Situated on the busiest shopping street in Europe, W1 Curates brings art to the people.
500,000
Average Daily Footfall with collaborations running 24hrs a day, 7 days a week
3,097,652
Minimum impressions per exhibition *CBRE 2018 (minus December 2021 TFL and New Westend Data decline)
31.7M
Pixels covering 3 storeys + more than 550m2 of facade with a 2.6 pixel pitch
8k
Screen resolution made up of bespoke LED panels
ABOUT
PUTTING THE ARTIST FIRST
W1 Curates represents the most influential artists in the world because artists are at the heart of our vision – we pride ourselves in showcasing art and creators at the level you’d expect from any world-class gallery or institution.
Our bespoke, in-house batch-matched LED screen technology portrays the artist’s palette true to form without any variation from the original artwork. In short, whites are white with no variation of tone and black is black minus any grey undertones as is typically seen on commercial screens.
W1 Curates invites artists to treat us as a blank canvas. We believe that this approach supports the process of exploration – to push boundaries and maximise creative freedom.
ABOUT
WORKING WITH W1 CURATES
W1 Curates is a one-stop shop for artists and creatives no matter your discipline or perceived challenges. We take care of the facilities, support, and expertise so you can focus on creating.
Our newly-constructed, private, self-contained creative hub and production facility in East London’s Shoreditch offers a discreet, professional-grade, and fully-kitted sanctuary that includes everything you need – recording, photography, and production studios, a podcast den, immersive gallery/event space, artist’s residency and hang out space, generous coworking space (complimented by private bar and kitchen facilities), and a private rooftop terrace. But there is more...
Working with W1 Curates gives the artist the opportunity to roll out a full takeover of our public art platform and/or our private immersive gallery space.
If the artist wishes to curate their own audio production to augment their immersive project, they have full access to our industry standard recording studios, as well as our production and technical team.
To amplify each project, W1 Curates offers inhouse videographers and photographers who will capture the evolution of each project from day one.
NOW LIVE ON W1 CURATES
W1 Curates present Vollut 'Safe Distance'
9th May - 31st May
W1 CURATES
presents
VOLLUT 'SAFE DISTANCE'
Vollut is a digital artist who has been exploring the potential of animation and storytelling through computer graphics for the past decade. He has developed a unique style that has captured the attention of both the public and notable brands like Apple, Microsoft, Nike, and Meta. In his work, Vollut uses the concept of universal basic particles, from which all existing things are composed, and creates colorful worlds woven from identical elements. Inspired by the pointillists' scientific approach to light, Vollut goes further and transfers the macro properties of familiar objects, such as texture, movement, color, or shape, to objects assembled from uni-particles in his animated work.
"This exhibition is an attempt to capture the world's beauty through several impressions I've received while traveling. But wherever I was, the feeling of an impending catastrophe never left me. I captured both. I was inspired by the work of neo-impressionists but did something they couldn’t think of: made the artwork move and unravel a story through animation.
That’s a very special moment for me because three things will happen here: it’s the first time I control the medium in which you will perceive my art (usually digital art is consumed through small screens), it’s the first time I introduce my visual style to a wide audience, and it’s my first solo exhibition."Vollut"
PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTISTS
Tracey Emin
Gavin Turk
Vera Lutter
Anish Kapoor
Jade Fadojutimi
David Bailey
Hank Williamson
Ben Spears
Tyler Mitchell
Adebayo Bolaji
Marcel Van Luit
Anthony James
Shephard Fairey
Joshua Vides
Seo Young Deok
Thierry Noir
Peter Blake
Martin Creed
Michael Craig Martin
David Shrigley
Tacita Dean
Sarah Morris
Katherine Bernhardt
Jeff Koons
Benjamin Senior
Eddie Peake
Harland Miller
Jonathan Rosen
Chad Knight
Zadie XA
Sunil Jupta
Jamie Hawksworth
Jon Key
Kaws
Lenz Geerk
Doron Langberg
Jamian Julian-Villani
Zoe Bedaux
Somaya Critchlow
Shinichi Saweda
Misleidys Castillo Pedroso
Goldie
Lee Simons
Sophie Von Hellermann
Helen Beard
Helen Downie
Vhils
Hodas
Scott Listfield
Mr Star City
David LaChapelle
Pichiavo
Ben Levy
Zoe Law
Kapchuk
Bob and Roberta Smith
Pholk Giant
PRESS
LSOS: DJs Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa have given Oxford street a comic inspired AR twist.
The Oxford Street gallery W1 Curates has teamed up with Lost Souls of Saturn – a multidisciplinary live project and collaboration between Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, two in-demand DJs and producers, well-known on the electronic music circuit
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