solo exhibition by Mark Drew
On View: May 5th - 26th, 2018

Spoke NYC is pleased to present What Goes On?, a solo exhibition by Tokyo-based Australian artist Mark Drew. What Goes On? will be Drew’s inaugural solo exhibition at Spoke Art, where he will be exhibiting his ongoing series of paintings that combine and re-contextualize two distinct elements - characters from the beloved Peanuts gang and 90’s rap lyrics.

Drew’s narrative based work takes on the format of a comic still, using rap lyrics as dialogue for Peanuts characters. As is common practice in hip hop music production, the artist “samples” rap lyrics and characters from the Peanuts gang, redefining the meaning of both. Ranging from the existential to the absurd, the artist creates a new universe for the wholesome Peanuts characters, calling to question the meaning of life, perseverance, relationships and loyalty.