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Invader — Bronze ROIRO
Invader

Bronze ROIRO

2025

The 'Bronze ROIRO' represents a landmark moment in Invader's practice, translating his ordinarily ephemeral and site-specific mosaic tile work into the permanent, weighty medium of painted bronze — a material historically reserved for monuments and classical sculpture. By casting his instantly recognizable pixelated alien character in bronze, Invader provocatively elevates street art iconography to the status of fine art monument, challenging longstanding hierarchies between urban art and institutional culture. The painted surface preserves the vivid color palette that defines Invader's public installations worldwide, ensuring that the work retains its visual language even as the medium shifts dramatically in terms of permanence and prestige. 'ROIRO' — a reference to Invader's urban invasion scoring system, in which he accumulates points by installing works across cities globally — roots the sculpture within his broader conceptual framework of art as a game played in public space. The result is a compelling object that exists simultaneously as trophy, monument, toy, and manifesto.

Medium
Painted Bronze
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Invader, Bronze ROIRO, 2025

The 'Bronze ROIRO' represents a landmark moment in Invader's practice, translating his ordinarily ephemeral and site-specific mosaic tile work into the permanent, weighty medium of painted bronze — a material historically reserved for monuments and classical sculpture. By casting his instantly recognizable pixelated alien character in bronze, Invader provocatively elevates street art iconography to the status of fine art monument, challenging longstanding hierarchies between urban art and institutional culture. The painted surface preserves the vivid color palette that defines Invader's public installations worldwide, ensuring that the work retains its visual language even as the medium shifts dramatically in terms of permanence and prestige. 'ROIRO' — a reference to Invader's urban invasion scoring system, in which he accumulates points by installing works across cities globally — roots the sculpture within his broader conceptual framework of art as a game played in public space. The result is a compelling object that exists simultaneously as trophy, monument, toy, and manifesto.

Medium
Painted Bronze
Dimensions
38.1 x 50.8 x 17.78 cm
Year
2025
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Sculptural Innovation, Street Art Sculpture, Urban Culture, French Contemporary, Geometric Abstraction, Digital Aesthetics, Painted Bronze, Three Dimensional Form, Contemporary Art, Twenty-First Century

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery