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Check Out Street Artist Bambi's Exclusive Pop-Up Show in Venice

Bambi, Detail of The Pope Gives Us Hope, 2017
Bambi, Detail of 'The Pope Gives Us Hope', 2017 | © Bambi, courtesy the artist

Coinciding with the opening of the 57th Venice Biennale, the acclaimed street artist Bambi will unveil her first Italian show in the watery city of Venice.

Back in February, Bambi caused quite a sensation with her politicised mural in North London that took the La La Land film poster as inspiration but replaced Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling with a dancing Theresa May and Donald Trump.

Bambi, Lie Lie Land, London 2017

Now, the British street artist will open her first Italian show at the Venice in a Bottle Gallery on May 9 with a selection of new work inspired by climate change. Always keen to highlight both political and social injustices, Bambi, who has long been an environmentalist, has created works around the subject that is so close to actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s heart.

Bambi, The Pope Gives Us Hope, 2017

She will also take the opportunity to release the first limited-edition prints of her now seminal work, Lie Lie Land at the gallery on May 11. The hand-pulled silkscreen prints will come in a variety of nine colours including bright pink, orange and pea green.

Bambi, Lie Lie Land, silkscreen print, 2017

If you’re not going to be in Venice, fear not as Bambi is making the prints available online via Endangered Editions.

Bambi, Lie Lie Land, silkscreen print, 2017

Bambi at the Venice in a Bottle Gallery, Via Garibaldi, Castello 1794 runs from Tuesday May 9 until Sunday June 25, 2017.

About the author

Born in the heart of London, Freire's been surrounded by art since childhood. From being mesmerised by Fra Angelico's frescos in Florence to experiencing Dali­'s Mae West room in Caduceus, Freire's extensive travels instilled a love of the arts. After studying painting she worked for David Bowie's, Bowieart and began to write for the BBC, Bon and Dazed &amp Confused. She curated the Converse x Dazed Emerging Artists Award and was one of the first cohort to graduate from the Royal College of Art's Critical Writing in Art &amp Design MA. When not at an art opening, she's excited to bring her global art discoveries to the Culture Trip's readers.

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