Urban Art Association

Well... i was in London last week on Friday and had a couple of hours spare so i called at Leonard St. Gallery on the off chance i could find something, i spoke to James on the intercom thing and was let in, a lot of the works were in bubble wrap and he said that they were really busy clearing some of it so they could make space for more secondary market works to display and sell but he was very helpful and unwrapped a few of the works for me to look at. He didnt mention anything about closing the Gallery and invited me to call in again next time i was there.

anyone noticed the website.....

"Leonard Street Gallery is only open by appointment from 29 June through 29 July 2008. During exhibitions the gallery is open to the public daily from Monday to Friday, 11:00 am until 18:00 pm and on Saturdays from 11:00 until 15:00. Admission is free of charge"

Assuming the doors are still open, go to Gallery ASAP and collect what is owed, or goods to value of. I know this worked for someone else recently

....Don't forget about us little old framers!

My personal experiences with tlsg are shocking! If they are'nt closing down i can honestly say that i will buy nothing from them ever again!

They must have had massive wage bills each month whenever I have been there they seemed to have staff everywhere gotta shift some stuff each month just to pay the staff

I was having a chat with my missus about the whole situation at TLSG last night, and as always nothing in life is ever black and white - and certainly in this situation very, very grey. When something spirals out of control, it is never in isolation, there are always other people involved, some of which don't want to see what is coming, some of which genuinely can't and some of which profit from the situation, then disappear just as before the proverbial hit's the fan. Whilst a lot of people have been quick to judge on what they have been told, I see this as running a lot deeper than one individual mismanaging a business for personal need. For all, I'd exercise extreme caution in laying all the blame at the door of any one person, as the art world, like any other is small and there will be other people keeping stum and allowing the dust to settle before re-surfacing. Again if artists have been unpaid / and a charity left unpaid / buyers left without work this is both wrong, and criminal and should be dealt with accordingly.

I have always found LSG top notch. Sorry to see the place go
Hopefully Beejoir and crew can find another outlet for their art.
People are still contactable at the gallery to pick up orders.

Check out a r t c u n t dot com, for what seems to be an explanation direct from one of the artists directly involved

From the site..

I am very sad indeed to say that yes the Leonard St Gallery does owe me a large sum of money, many tens of thousands in fact, even sadder though is the fact that most of that money is owed to The Mercy Centre Foundation a charitable organization that I have helped and followed for some time now.

The gallery knew when they asked me to make this sculptured edition for charity that they would never be able to pay me for it, and that it was just another bit of quick cash to pay the next person off, maybe the artist before me, or the artist before them or even the artist before them, it’s a long line believe me! Not only could they knowingly never pay me, the logistics of releasing an edition of that scale and hand finished without them not being produced first did not only make me look bad as the artist, it made many of the people who supported me over the years angry, and now in light of the Leonard St closing its still leaving people empty handed. If you have been stiffed like I have by them and can’t get your money back through your credit card company.

I’ll do my best with the remaining statues that I HOPE to have returned to me, to see you right.

On a very dark note, it seems that not one penny of the tens of thousands of pounds raised through this will now ever make it to the Children of Klong Toey. I have been promised by the gallery Director James Golding that even though the Gallery is going bust, that he will see me right and pay me out of his own pocket the money that he owes me as well as the other artists, but due to being fed lies upon lies upon lies this past year I believe its just another crock of shit created to keep people off of his back.

Trusting a bunch of wannabe Nathan Barley Shoreditch trendy’s was a bad idea, I take my hat off to a good friend and graffiti artist for warning me off people like this, but due to my lack of British television in Asia I was blind to the ‘’Barley’s’’ I am however now up to speed with this type and will avoid them in the future thanks to him. (Sorry Dred, you were right, I owe you a Vinnies).

If your reading this Mr Golding, which no doubt you will, you’ve lied to me, shook my hand then broken deals, and continued to fuck me knowingly for months now, not only have you done it to me, but you have done it to many other artists, clients and dealers. It’s a fucking wake up call James, stop living your millionaire art dealers life style on other peoples money, stop believing your own lies, and sort everyone the fuck out with all of the sly dosh you've made by selling my canvases without me knowing and art collection you’ve built up.

A classic quote, '' telling anyone about this or making it public won't help you or anyone else get their money back'' Thats what they all fucking say!........... Dealing with any of the clowns associated with this gallery will just end in you loosing your money for their enjoyments.

I hold no blame what so ever on the wonderful staff at The Leonard St Gallery, all of them have been a huge help and very plesant people to work with, I feel very sorry indeed for them to have to deal with this mess the gallery owners have created with their lies and bad management, and wish them the best of luck in finding new jobs, I'd vouch for any of you.

*** If anyone needs, names, telephone numbers and addresses please contact me at root@artcunt.com***



I personally feel like gathering up some friends and teaching this guy some real eastend manners... and I'm not affected by all this shit, but hate to see people theiving in this way under the guise of business. I hope he serves time.

From www.artcunt.com

Soon to be a new Dragon Bar opening shortly very near where the old one was...

After reading Beejoir letter on artcnut.com I feel the gallery could do with some spraying....
whos up for a bombing session?

thats a good call for the record bombing=mass tagging