Ron's Eel and Shellfish
Poster
2006 (published)
2006 (published)
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This poster, created by the artist Bob and Roberta Smith stems from the project 'Shop Local' carried out in collaboration with London based Peer Gallery. For this site specific project the artist painted advertisements for genuine sole traders onto walls in Shoreditch, in London's East End. Inspired by the now faded hand painted advertising signs from the early twentieth century, the new paintings drew attention to the loss of many independent local businesses and the blandness of today's homogenized highstreets.
Bob and Roberta Smith created this poster for Platform for Art. The posters were inserted into advertising sites on the Underground, extending the reach of the project from Shoreditch across the city.
Bob and Roberta Smith created this poster for Platform for Art. The posters were inserted into advertising sites on the Underground, extending the reach of the project from Shoreditch across the city.
Object details
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| Title | Ron's Eel and Shellfish (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster, 'Ron's Eel and Shellfish' by Rob and Roberta Smith for Platform for Art, London, 2006 |
| Physical description | Poster, showing colour photographs of a shop sign for 'Ron's Eel and Shellfish', the lettering is painted in red with a blue drop shadow. |
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| Credit line | Given by London Underground Limited |
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| Summary | This poster, created by the artist Bob and Roberta Smith stems from the project 'Shop Local' carried out in collaboration with London based Peer Gallery. For this site specific project the artist painted advertisements for genuine sole traders onto walls in Shoreditch, in London's East End. Inspired by the now faded hand painted advertising signs from the early twentieth century, the new paintings drew attention to the loss of many independent local businesses and the blandness of today's homogenized highstreets. Bob and Roberta Smith created this poster for Platform for Art. The posters were inserted into advertising sites on the Underground, extending the reach of the project from Shoreditch across the city. |
| Bibliographic reference | Flood, Catherine, British Posters. Advertising, Art and Activism (V&A PUblishing, 2012), p.105, pl. 101 |
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| Accession number | E.379-2011 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2011 |
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