All Visual Arts is a

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s organisation founded in 2007 by gallerist and writer Joe La Placa, and Mike Platt. Prior to co-founding All Visual Arts, La Placa ran the Gallozzi-La Placa gallery with

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in New York in the 1980s. La Placa claims he was first to exhibit artists such as Keith Haring and graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, however there is no evidence of this other than an interview given by La Placa himself; La Placa later worked as a writer and editor for ''

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'' based in London as well as the director of

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in the UK. All Visual Arts functions as both a gallery and a private

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, commissioning works from the artists, and subsequently placing them in collections including

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's. Major exhibitions organized by All Visual Arts include 'The Age of the Marvellous' in 2009 at the Holy Trinity Church in Marylebone, and 'Vanitas: The Transience of Earthly Pleasure' at 33 Great Portland Place in 2010, showcasing artists such as

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nominees

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, Reece Jones, Polly Morgan,

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, as well as

winner

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. Mark Sanders, a former arts editor for '' Dazed & Confused'', has joined All Visual Arts as a director. In September 2010, All Visual Arts moved to its permanent gallery space, a 5,000 square foot former bus depot at 2 Omega Place, Kings Cross.

References

External links

All Visual Arts official website
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