
LDN_163
2025
LDN_163 is a deeply site-specific work in spirit, bearing the London location code that Invader uses to catalogue his ongoing global invasion project, transforming the gallery object into a document of urban conquest. The ceramic tiles on acrylic are Invader's most essential medium, carrying the weight of his decades-long practice of adhering mosaic works to the walls of cities worldwide, and here that street-born material is elevated into a collectible art object without losing its insurgent charge. The inclusion of an ID card within the composition introduces a conceptual layer around identity, legitimacy, and the tension between official systems of recognition and the anonymous, unsanctioned presence of street art. Within the Triple Trouble framework, this piece represents Invader's contribution to a broader conversation about authorship and urban space, standing in dialogue with Hirst's institutional provocations and Fairey's culture-jamming graphics. The year 2025 situates LDN_163 within a contemporary moment of heightened surveillance and digital identity, making the ID card inclusion feel both timely and politically resonant.
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- Ceramic tiles on acrylic and ID card
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