{"title":"Futura 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFutura 2000\u003c\/strong\u003e (Leonard Hilton McGurr, born 1955 in New York) is the pioneer of abstraction in graffiti — the man who brought non-figurative painting into a movement devoted to lettering. Galerie Bonnet-Abelin, champion of the great figures of New York graffiti in Lyon, presents his work to French and Swiss collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe subway, the break, the legend\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a teenager, Futura painted New York subway cars from the early 1970s. After an accident in the tunnels that left a lasting mark on his generation, he enlisted in the US Navy and travelled the world — a parenthesis from which he returned transformed. In 1980, his fully abstract whole car “Break” came as a revolution: where graffiti meant lettering, Futura proposed atomised fields of colour, lines as thin as trajectories, a cosmic vocabulary all his own. The downtown scene embraced him at once: he showed at Patti Astor's Fun Gallery and took part in 1981 in the mythical “New York\/New Wave” exhibition at P.S.1, alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. That same year he toured with The Clash, painting live on stage during the concerts — the meeting of punk and graffiti, captured on the sleeve of “This Is Radio Clash”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom the Pointman to worldwide collaborations\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis atoms, concentric circles and totemic character, the Pointman, have spread far beyond the canvas: cult Mo'Wax and UNKLE sleeves in the 1990s, then collaborations with Supreme, Nike, BMW, Comme des Garçons and Louis Vuitton — Futura is one of the artists who invented the dialogue between urban art and streetwear culture. Institutional recognition followed: in 2024-2025 the Bronx Museum devoted to him his first major New York retrospective, “Futura 2000: Breaking Out”, confirming a unique place in the history of American art — that of graffiti's first abstract painter, still at work, whose market has been rising steadily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFutura 2000 and Galerie Bonnet-Abelin\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Futura 2000, the gallery completes its ensemble devoted to the New York pioneers — John “Crash” Matos, Quik, JonOne — and pursues its line: presenting in Lyon, and soon in Geneva, the historic figures who took graffiti from the street to the museum. Works and projects will be unveiled soon; collectors wishing to be informed first are welcome to \u003ca href='mailto:contact@galeriebonnetabelin.com'\u003eget in touch now\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAcquiring a work by Futura 2000\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gallery assists collectors interested in Futura 2000's work: advice, sourcing, full documentation. Each work comes with a certificate of authenticity. The gallery, currently preparing its Geneva location, also assists Swiss and international collectors. Prices and documentation upon request: \u003ca href='mailto:contact@galeriebonnetabelin.com'\u003econtact@galeriebonnetabelin.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/6447\/0539\/collections\/images.berqwp.com.jpg?v=1788676333","url":"https:\/\/galeriebonnetabelin.com\/en\/collections\/futura-2000.oembed","provider":"Galerie Bonnet-Abelin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}