Since Ap-arts arrival in December 1999 on Londons Portabello road, the founder of the gallery, Adrian Palengat, has consistantly surprised with his shows popping up all around the world, from Tokyo, Paris & Berlin, to its new home in los Angeles. Now back temporarily for a second year running Ap-art returns to its first home in Notting Hill with a 10 year retrospective.

Mandela on Coke - Pakpoom Silaphan

Following on from a successful show of Pakpoom Silaphan’s ‘Continuous Junction’, who uses aged metal Coka Cola, Pepsi & Fanta signs as his canvas, Pakpoom’s show was an excellent pop culture precurser to what was to come.

10 years of Ap-art

The exhibition, which opened on May 19th, is an international retrospective group show, with many names that have shown with Ap-art since its birth 10 years ago. The show is sometimes cheeky, sometimes subtle in its approach, but mostly the work on show here just comes right out and slaps you with its politics and pop culture references.

Autumn Harvest - David Hollier

Always inteligent, the show features paintings on car bonnets, a sculpture of an African woman carrying a baby Madonna, many images of iconic pop art figures including a Kate Moss collage made from hundreds of small badges!!! The show is definately fun, and thoroughly recommended before Ap-Art up sticks and move on to another part of the world, only to, hopefully, return again next year.

10 years of Ap-Art

10 Years Apart

113-117 Westbourne Grove

London

W11 2RS

Until June 27th

10 years Ap-art