WK
WK (aka WK Interact) was born in 1969 in Caen, France. He currently lives and works in New York. His work is
site specific and the imagery is chosen with a concern for encounters in an urban environment or "interactions"
(as the artist indicates in his pseudonym). In 2010, audio of an interview with WK discussing his work along with a
slideshow of his images was featured in a New York Times article about Jonathan LeVine Gallery. WK has shown
in galleries internationally including Tokyo, London, Berlin and Mexico City. In 2005, Gestalten published his first
monograph, WK Interact: Exterior-Interior Act 2. Drago published a his second book in 2009, 2.5 New York Street
Life. In 2013, Jonathan LeVine Gallery presented a 25 year survey exhibition of WK’s work at a pop-up location in
New York and published a catalog with essays by Carlo McCormick, Patrick McNeil of Faile and Marc and Sara
Schiller of Wooster Collective.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
2009
2009
2008
2007
2007
2006
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2002
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2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
1998
1998
1997
360. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
How to Blow Yourself Up. Subliminal Projects. Los Angeles, CA
Motion Portrait. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
Aqua Art Fair. Jonathan LeVine Gallery exhibitor booth. Miami-Wynwood, FL
WK/MXLT. Maxalot Gallery. Barcelona, Spain
The Trail. Espies Archetype Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
Impact, in collaboration with Kobe Bryant. Nike Showroom. Los Angeles, CA
Medicom Toy Life. Logos Gallery. Tokyo, Japan
Installation. BLK/MRKT Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
Sony Installation and Outdoor Gallery. Sydney, Australia
Techniques. Studio 101. New York, NY
Installation. Dazed and Confused Gallery. London, UK
Installation. Patricia Dorfman Gallery. Paris, France
Art Works of WK Interact. Parco Museum. Tokyo, Japan
Opening. Studio 101. New York, NY
Tool Man. Studio 101. New York, NY
17-Painting Installation. Colette Gallery. Paris, France
3-Painting Installation. Yohji Yamamoto Gallery. New York, NY
11-Painting Installation. Cooper Hewitt Museum. New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
2010
2010
2010
2008
2006
2004
2003
The Emergence of the Pop Imagist. Campo de la Madonna de L’Orto. Venice, Italy
Urban Alchemists. Curated by Jonathan LeVine and Tony Goldman. Wynwood Walls. Miami, FL
Five Year Anniversary. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
Re:Form School. Lets Redu project promoting education reform. St. Patrick’s School. New York, NY
2 person show with Anthony Lister. Elms Lesters Painting Rooms. London, UK
Beautiful Losers. Agnès B. Galleries. Paris, France
Streetwise 3. The LAB 101 Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
Backjumps. Kunstraum Kreuzberg. Berlin, Germany
SELECTED PROJECTS and MURALS
2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2007
2007
2005
FORTY. Mural commemorating the 40th anniversary of TBWA. New York, NY
Oscar Pistorius installation for OAKLEY Olympic charity art auction. London, England
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Project Brave. Collaboration with NYC Firefighters, mural commemorating 10 Anniversary of 9/11
(100 meters wide). Brooklyn, NY
Black Palace. Mural commemorating 100th Anniversary of Mexican Revolution (200 meters wide).
General National Archives. Mexico City, Mexico
Mural representing immigration, coming by boat (300 feet wide, 40 feet high). Ancona, Italy
East vs. West Propaganda Project, Obey Giant vs. WK Interact. Agnès B. Galleries. Paris, France
East vs. West Propaganda Project, Obey Giant vs. WK Interact. Tokyo Wonder Site. Tokyo, Japan
Project Fox. Fox Hotel. Copenhagen, Denmark.
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2004
2004
2004
2002
2000
1999
1999
Window Display, interior and subway station. Galeries Lafayette. Paris, France
Kitty Kit Spy, collaboration for Hello Kitty. Tokyo, Japan
Installation. JFK Airport. New York, NY
Rescue 2002. Lafayette and Prince St. New York, NY
24’ x 12’ Canvas Window Installation. Henry Bendel Store. New York, NY
Adidas 154-meter outdoor billboard featuring Prince Naseem. London, UK
Visionaire Magazine Opening, 65-meter murl featuring Kiara. Visionaire Gallery. New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
WK Interact-2.5 New York Street Life. Published by Drago, 2009
WK Interact: Exterior – Interior Act 2. Hardcover. Published by Gestalten Verlag, 2005
WK Interact: Act 1. Published by Little More. Japan, 2001
529 West 20th Street, 9E, New York, NY 10011 | 212 243 3822 | www.jonathanlevinegallery.com