Slawn | Seoul Worldwide

Slawn — Seoul Worldwide

Slawn, born Olaolu Akeredolu-Ale in Lagos, Nigeria in 2000, is a London-based artist known for intersecting street art with Abstract Expressionist styles, drawing on his Yoruba heritage. He began painting during London's 2020 lockdown after moving to the city to study graphic design at Middlesex University, and held his debut exhibition at Truman Brewery in 2021. His rapid rise has included a 2022 Sotheby's auction debut and designing the statuette and set for the 2023 Brit Awards — becoming the youngest and first Nigerian-born artist to do so — followed by the 2024 FA Cup Trophy.

Seoul — the South Korean capital whose global cultural influence has grown exponentially through K-pop, K-drama, and the broader Hallyu wave — gives Slawn a subject at the intersection of the global and the specific, part of a Worldwide series investigating what a city means to someone shaped by Nigerian heritage, London creative culture, and global social media connectivity.

Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London.

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