¡°I don¡¯t like Graffiti¡± states French artist Zevs, who is known for his street-art work and is currently showing at The Container in Daikanyama.
¡°Heaven¡± presents two pieces. The first ¡ª a poster depicting a young couple in New York surrounded by electronics, while the Apple logo bears down from behind¡ª is a recreation of German painter Lucas Cranach the Younger¡¯s ¡°Adam & Eve¡± (1549). The forbidden fruit is replaced by an iPhone, while iPads reveal much more.
The other piece displays a phantom logo revealing its true self only when approached: an empty laptop case with a projected Apple mark, cast in an almost unholy light. As trompe l¡¯oeil, these visual gags merely scratch the surface of Zevs¡¯ own brand of urban commentary, one that treats these images as irreverently as he does the city, his metaphor for an ever-changing studio.
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