Alexandre Farto has been interacting visually with the urban environment under the name of Vhils (b. 1987, Portugal) since his days as a prolific graffiti writer in the early-to-mid 2000s. His groundbreaking bas-relief carving technique has been hailed as one of the most compelling approaches to art created in the streets in the last decade. This striking form of visual poetry, showcased around the world in both indoor and outdoor settings, has been described as brutal and complex, yet imbued with a simplicity that speaks to the core of human emotions.
Gallery Exhibitions
“Prisma” MAAT, Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology | Lisbon, Portugal – SOLO
“Fractal” Delimbo Gallery | Seville, Spain – SOLO
“First Stone 2016 / 2022”, National Coach Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
Festival Iminente Marseille, MUCEM – Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et la Mediterranée, Marseille, France
“Icons & Vandals: New York”, West Chelsea Contemporary gallery, New York, USA
“New York on Paper”, West Chelsea Contemporary gallery, New York, USA
“Latency” Danysz Gallery | Shanghai, China – SOLO
“Trace“ Fluctuart | Paris, France – SOLO
“Portal” MAGMA Gallery | Bologna, Italy – SOLO
“Fenestra” Galeria Vera Cortes | Lisbon, Portugal – SOLO
“True Face”, Danysz Gallery, London, UK
“Agents of Change”, Goldman Global Arts Gallery, Miami, USA
“ADOLESCENCE – 15 Years Fucking with Art”, Studiocromie, Grottaglie, Italy
“Concrete to Canvas: A Celebration of Graffiti + Street Art”, West Chelsea Contemporary gallery, Austin, USA
“Unscheduled Hong Kong 2021”, Asia Standard Tower, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China
“Novella Vista”, Gana Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
“Crystal”, Delimbo gallery, Seville, Spain
“Night Talks”, Danysz Gallery, London, UK
“W1 Curates × Vhils”, Flannels LDN Oxford Street, London, UK
“Anonymities”, Danysz Gallery, London, UK