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As the first exhibition of the year, China Heights is proud to present 'Deez Nuts';
a series of paintings on canvas accompanied by a self-produced publication by
Mark Drew.
As well as being the co-founder of China Heights, Mark Drew is an Australian
graphic artist, based in Tokyo since 2009. His works primarily reference music,
pivoting on a heavy nostalgia for 1990s rap music.
'Deez Nuts' is a new body of work, which began as a zine of the same name. For
this exhibition, Drew has painted large-scale versions of the illustrations found
within the zine. The works show Peanuts comics with lyrics from Nas, Wu-Tang
Clan, N.W.A, Gang Starr, Public Enemy and more, as dialogue. The combination
replicates the obsessions of a younger Mark Drew perfectly, as well as
encouraging a possible anima connection within the spirit of the subjects.
"Mans inhumanity to man" - Charlie Brown