Matthew Stone (born 1982 in

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, England) is a London-based artist. He is part of the

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!Wowow!. Stone graduated from

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, London in 2004. He currently stages performances and

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. In 2007, his first solo show, entitled "Futurehindsight", took place at UNION in London. In November 2009, Stone topped the arts section in a "Power players Under 30" list compiled by the

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. Stone frequently collaborates with

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and created the album artwork for 2019's '' Magdalene''. Waddoups, Ryan. (8 November 2019)
The Transcendent Pain of FKA Twigs’ Magdalene
''Surface Mag.'' Retrieved October 19, 2020. In November 2011, Stone gave an exhibition at Kathy Grayson's "The Hole"

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entitled Optimism as Cultural Rebellion, the same name as his blog.

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