All that Glitters is..... Goldie??

So Goldie does art, really??

Goldie
The Kids Are All Riot
Maverik Showroom,
London
E2 7DP

Starts 13 April 2009
Until 26 April 2009



Pardon moi for being a tad on the sceptical side... Just seems to be more of an extravagant effort to be more trendy as opposed to sending out a serious message through works of art. Some of the set pieces are being described as humorous and exhibit degrees of insight, I'm struggling to say and 'depth' so perhaps it's all just a matter of perception.

One of the paintings is a self portrait entitled 'Fuck Off'...inspired...:| its apparently of him giving the two fingered salute whilst holding a spray can in the other hand... genius. This is Goldie's second show (he had a first.... then they gave him a second!?) it's called 'Kids Are All Riot' which he says is "a prophecy for the Asbo generation written with spray paint and attitude". WTF, oh do shut up... "a prophecy for the Asbo generation" what two fingered salutes and spray cans hardly a prophecy more of just stating the obvious, rather clichéd if you ask me ... reminds me of the first episode of peep show where marks bombarded by those kids that call him 'Peado' and 'clean shirt'... children like that must be stopped!

Putting my obvious animosity towards crib midgets aside there's more to see in the collection and the price tags right up there as you can imagine... kind of makes it less 'urban' and smell a little more corporate. However I am intrigued non the less. The guardian have described the work as thoughtfully composed so I'm sure it's worth a gander...maybe...I'm trying to keep an open mind people... thou shalt not be judgy.