PUBB CREW • BORN POOR – LIVIN UGLY, 16th of August – 16th of September
We’ve had a couple of really great solo-shows and events here at HL gallery with the top names of swedish graffiti, but also with some of the greats from abroad. Now when we are kicking off the fall season we are doing so by presenting a whole gang of graffiti-writers since that is one of the peculiarities of graffiti, creating art together as a crew and constantly working to make the crew’s name equally important as the individuals making it up.
Then what is better suited than bringing you one of Swedens most tight-knit gangs, the Poor Ugly Bad Boys, or in short: The PUBB-CREW!
After several years of painting in loosely put together constellations the PUBB-crew was formed back in 2001 by a bunch of friends with a similar view on the concept of ”style” in graffiti, but also through a shared interest in music, skateboarding and travelling.
The name Poor Ugly Bad Boys was chosen as a counterweight to the climate at the time, of graffiti-gangnames that was often based on how good or cool the writers were of the rapmusic that during that period was really focused on big gold chains, luxury yachts and half naked ladies.
PUBB and it’s members has delivered big, often elaborate pieces along the lines of the city for many years, constantly pushing the envelope for the term stylewriting in Sweden, but also abroad.
We welcome you to the first collective exhibition ever with the PUBB-crew, where the members will show freshly produced paintings and also the fanzine Born Poor – Livin’ Ugly that will be sold in a very limited edition.
Opening: Friday the 16th of August between 18:00– 21:00.
The show runs until the 16th of September.
HL Gallery
St: Eriksgatan 64
Stockholm
Open Mon – Fri 11:30 – 18:00, Sat 11:30 – 16:00.