Sozyone Gonzalez
Sozyone Gonzalez (Brussels, 1973) is a Belgian artist and musician who has been painting since '89.
The thief. The cave. The key. The million. The cat. The bridges. Six reasons Sozyone is fly. The above words refer to different sections of Sozyone González’ website, a place you can get lost within. Born in Brussels, Sozyone has lived through decade saturated in culture: the breakdancing of the 80s, the graffiti of the 90s, the gallery crawl of the 00s. Somewhere in between forging Belgian franks in 1982 and recording albums, Sozyone has amassed a great oeuvre. Sozyone is the real deal.
Selected exhibitions and works
2010
‘ARTURO TORTURA’ - solo exhibition at Vicious Gallery, Hamburg - December
‘OFF THE WALL’ - group exhibition at La Cité du Temps, Geneva - December
‘TURMKUNST’ - group exhibition in the Schlossturm, Berlin - April / May
‘VLTRASPECTOR’ - exhibition with Demsky at IAM Gallery, Madrid - March
‘SERIGRAPH V.10’ - group exhibition at Vicious Gallery, Hamburg - January
2009
‘LA GUILLOTINE’ - exhibition with Dave Decat at A.F. Gallery, Cologne - December
‘WHO’S THE KING’ - group exhibition at Helenbeck Gallery, Paris - November
‘LORDS OF TERROR’ - exhibition at ArtFair XXI, Cologne - October
‘3H15’ - live performance on the Thalys (European high-speed train) at Gare du Nord, Paris - September
‘KAGEMUSHA’ - solo exhibition at Vicious Gallery, Hamburg - September
‘WHOLE IN THE WALL’ - group exhibition at Helenbeck Gallery, New York - May
‘ELASTIC AARONSON’ - Findings On Elasticity, Pars Foundation, Amsterdam - April
2008
‘CAMINA O REVIENTA’ - solo exhibition at I.D. Gallery, Berlin - November
‘CADILLAC SCORPIO’ - solo exhibition at Vicious Gallery, Hamburg - September
‘THE C*R*H*T’ - solo exhibition - Carhartt Europe - London, Paris, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona - September / November
‘EL HIJO DE LA GRAN PUTA’ - Sozyone Gonzalez - solo album - 15 tracks out on Aligator / Bang! - September
‘THE TRIUMPHS’ - 20 x 3 m wall - International Carhartt Europe Campaign ‘Winter08’ - Basel - April
‘THE FEATHERED CROOK’ - 6 canvases for the International Carhartt Europe Campaign ‘Summer08’ - January
2007
‘LE GRISBI’ - solo exhibition at A.L.I.C.E.Gallery, Brussels - December / January
‘APNEO IN SHENZEN’ - book cover - J.D.S. Architects monography - Design Document #23 - Damdi, South Korea - December
‘BUTTERFLY BALL’ - exhibition at SLICK, Salon d'Art Contemporain, Paris - October
‘SILVER GHOST’ - exhibition at M.C.Confidential, Brussels - May
‘GRAFFITI ROYAL/PAINT IT BLACK’ - group exhibition at L'Usine, Brussels - April
‘IN THE CIRCLE OF THIEVES’ - exhibition at Art Brussels 25th Contemporary Art Fair, Brussels - April
2006
‘ULTRABOYS/OVERLORDS II’ - group exhibition at A.L.I.C.E.Gallery, Brussels - October / November
‘BONNOT’ - magazin cover - Serie B #12 - Madrid - May
‘LOS GÜAJES DEL CHANKA’ - solo exhibition at Art Brussels 24th Contemporary Art Fair - April
‘POKER DEL CHANKA’ - the Sozyone’s Game Cards - Poker size and quality - collector edition - Alice Gallery, Brussels - April
‘ULTRA STADIUM’ - exhibition at Le Colysée - M.F. Lambersart - Lille - April / May
2005
‘ONE MILLION MURDERS’ - solo exhibition at A.L.I.C.E.Gallery, Brussels - December / January
‘PANDEMONIUM CITY’ - solo exhibition at PimpStudio, Gent - November / December
‘THE OVERLORDS’ - group exhibition at L’Usine, Brussels - 2 April
‘GUNZALVIS/THE DIAMOND WEAPON’ - magazine cover - Rugged #4 - Berlin - March
Music Biography
2008 El Hijo De La Gran Puta
2005 Les Deux Fils De Pute: Allez tous vous faire m...
1998 Phénomène Paranormal - compilation sur 9MM Recordz.
De Puta Madre - TechnicStonic - 2ème album sortit en B, Fr, Sw, Sp, Nl, UK, D et Canada.
1997 9MM Parabellum Emcee’s’ - compilation sur 9MM Recordz.
Whuz The p ? - sortie de l’album instrumental sur Sub Rosa, Beursschouwburg - Bruxelles.
1996 Calmage - compilation sur 9MM Recordz.
Pee Gonzalez - Whuz The p ? - album de l’année d’après David Dufresne, Libération - Paris.
1995 De Puta Madre - Une Ball Dans La Tête - 1er album sortit sur 9MM Recordz.
1993 De Puta Madre - Esto Es De Puta Mama - maxi black label.
1989 R.A.B. (Rien A Branler). Groupe artistique-vandal rattaché à l’école new-yorkaise du graffiti. Beats, textes, logotypes, muraux, sappes, trains, concerts, expos, ... Le groupe est toujours actif aujourd’hui.
References
- Clark Magazine #34 February 2009
- Serie B #12