Slawn and Opake Swing Back Hard in ‘Heroes, Villains and Violence’

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Summary

  • British artists Slawn and Opake team up on Heroes, Villains and Violence, an upcoming showcase at The Art of Hip Hop, coinciding with Miami Art Week
  • Featuring a range of new works, the artists muse on childhood dreams and future directions

Fresh off their
TABOO

drop, London’s new iconoclast duo
Slawn
and
Opake
are back together for an immersive showcase at Wynwood’s
Art of Hip Hop
, just in time for
Miami Art Week
. Running from December 3 through 31, their new exhibition,

Heroes, Villains and Violence

, pushes deeper into the chaotic, self-mythologizing universe the two have been building together, taking heavy cues from both pop cultural spectacle and personal narrative.

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This new suite of collaborative works delve into the artists’s shared fantasy to become real-life superheroes, all while wrestling with histories as self-perceived villains through pasts marked by hardship, violence and addiction. Wood-panel works capture the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, Snow White and the Mad Hatter, counterbalanced between Opake’s graphic compositional approach and tear-streaked, cartoonish spray work, a Slawn signature.

The presentation consistently uses boxing as a metaphor, representing the speakers’ journey towards improvement and their commitment to facing new challenges. This ‘fight’ symbolizes the dedication, hard work, and personal growth required to stay on track, adapt, and achieve future success.

The Art of Hip Hop
299 NW 25th St,
Miami, FL 33127

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2025-11-21 08:59