Current exhibition

The Nancyboy Decade (1999-2009)

A retrospective of early works by a leading cultural phenomenon

9th June – 29th July

An exhibition that presents the life and times of a pioneering British creative whose witty, pop-inspired paintings caught the zeitgeist and whose influence can still be seen today.

Canvases and works on paper have been brought together by collectors from all over the world in this unique celebration initiated

by Nancyboy’s fans and supporters.

Private View: Wednesday 9th June RSVP 6:9pm to: chimera.production@gmail.com and the party will continue until 2am

The exhibition will run from 9th June – 29th July

At The Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, EC2A 4RH, http://www.wearetbc.com

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PRESS RELEASE:

10 years after the first nancyboy works appeared on eBay, a retrospective in being organised to collect together his works on paper and canvases for the first time. Organised by Family, the exhibition will be held in London to celebrate nancyboy’s legacy and provide an opportunity to introduce his work to the community it inspired.

This retrospective will be created by his collectors from all over the world putting together over 100 works spanning form the 90’s to the naughties for the first time.

Nanyboy burst on the scene in the 90’s selling over 3000 works exclusively over an early inception of the internet to collectors worldwide, hungry for more of his vibrant 80s infused artworks. This work spawned many impersonators and blew open exposure to other artists with a similar youthful vibrancy pre-empting what became termed ‘Urban Art’. Nancyboy, however was living in a quiet seaside town unaware of the storm that was to come.

Nancy’s images were very immediate and visual and spoke to people even though the identity of the artist was unknown, and with the phenomenon of eBay and art sold over the internet in its infancy, even more excitement and mystery around these works was created. Nancyboy could be seen as one of the pioneers of social networking and one of the first artists selling original artworks on eBay, becoming one of the first artist to talk directly to his public, breaking down the conventional white walled gallery.

EDITOR’S NOTES:

Nancyboy

In 2001 Nancyboy had his first major London show ‘Stolen Language – the art of Nancyboy’ at the A&D Gallery. It incorporated fragments and images that he identified with within popular culture and remixed into a personal narrative consisting of large paintings, screen prints, t-shirts and panels. When Debbie Harry was confirmed as a collector of his work a more ferocious bidding war broke out on eBay as everyone wanted to get their hands on one of these Nancyboys with the community tuning in each evening at 7pm as they ended.

Over 3000 works were sold on eBay from 2000 to 2003. Nancyboy finally revealed his identity in 2004 and continued his art career under his real name emerging as one of the most important artist of his generation. In 2009 the artist laid nancyboy truly to rest, creating a final 10 works to bid on eBay. 100% of the money raised was donated to the charity Mind, becoming one of the most generous eBay fundraisers of that year.

Producing and Curating by Liat Chen and

Klaus Bruecker

The exhibition has been curated by, Klaus Bruecker, an art collector and Liat Chen, a producer in art, fashion and musical projects and exhibitions.
Klaus has collected art for the past 15 years, and is regularly seen at major art fairs and gallery openings. He has travelled extensively from Argentina to China and his collection included pieces from The Chapman Brothers, Sarah Lucas, Stuart Semple, Artist’s Anonymous, Grayson Perry, Ian Davenport, Marlene Oliver, DJ Simpson, Mauro Perucchetti and Alistair Mackie.
Liat Chen has a special interest in sub and youth culture and has worked in art management with leading artists and photographers. Her most recent activity was a photography exhibition at The Royal Albert Hall with Lawrence Watson and she has previously curated exhibitions at PYMCA including work by Trevor Nelson and Gavin Watson.