n°67

A pioneer when Graffiti met the formal gallery ecosystem, artist Futura (born Leonard Hilton McGurr) was known as early as the 1970s for his radical approach in the street, introducing abstraction to what was an entirely letter-based discipline. His work on canvas caught attention in the 1980s, and established him as a leading voice within a wider art movement that included the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf. Futura’s creativity— articulated across canvas, paper, sculpture, photography, graphic design, and large-scale mural work—shines as a result of its kinetic composition, elemental quality, and fully-original gestures.
“NO GUERRA is a creative representation of concepts, individuals, places, and ideas. thank you for your anti-war considerations...”
LEONARD HILTON McGURR aka FUTURA