Controversial photographer-cum-conceptual street artist Mike Marcus is set to release the first print from his new ‘Exogamy 2′ series.

Here’s a little explanation from the Mike Marcus PR machine for all you justifiably bemused readers!

The image features a triptych of intersexual hybrid figures, each a digital “genetic” synthesis of the artist’s own self-portrait with that of a woman who he encountered in his daily life. In this case, he met each of the donor females via a different Internet social network.

There will be an accompanying release of 33 unique large format public works; one placed in each of the London boroughs. This is indicative of a new creative direction for Marcus, marrying his ‘street art’ and ‘fine art photography’ careers into one unified practice.

The edition consists of 85 20×16 inch silver gelatin photographs on 300gsm fiber based semigloss paper, individually hand printed by the artist in the darkroom from a digital internegative. Each print is hand finished to archival standards, signed and numbered verso and expected to last for over 150 years*.

Mike’s probably best known for his paste-ups of the mannequin with the gas mask, you know the one? If not, check the jump. For more from Mike visit his ‘Artpolitic’ blog here.

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Newly opened in Crouch End, Jealous Gallery is hosting a two-week installation ‘Isolitude’ by artists Mike Marcus and Amie Slavin.

Mike Marcus is a street artist and photographer who currently works in London and Tel Aviv, Amie Slavin is a sound artist currently involved in the Liverpool Biennial project. Work installed in the gallery coincides with paste-ups by Mike Marcus in the local area of the gallery, and in central London, Paris and New York.

The show will run 6-16th November, open 10am – 6pm, closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, entrance is free.

Jealous Gallery,  27 Park Road, Crouch End, London N8 8TE, Tel: 02083477688

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