*APC ART is proud to present “Minutemen (Miami)” — a unique 1/1 acrylic spray paint on cardboard by SLAWN, measuring 16 × 14 inches and hand signed en verso in black marker. Executed in Miami in 2025, the work is painted directly onto the original cardboard packaging used to deliver the boxing gloves for the landmark “Heroes, Villains & Violence” exhibition at the Museum of Graffiti, produced by APC ART during Art Basel / Art Miami week.*

*SLAWN has rapidly emerged as one of the most influential and culturally dominant voices of his generation — an artist whose practice collapses the boundaries between fine art, fashion, street culture, and global contemporary painting. Born in Lagos and based in London, his rise has been both meteoric and historically significant, marked by major institutional exhibitions, auction results that have redefined the primary market for a young painter, and a visual language that is instantly recognizable across continents.*

*His work draws from the raw immediacy of graffiti, the psychological tension of contemporary figuration, and the graphic clarity of cartoon iconography. The resulting compositions are at once aggressive, humorous, and deeply reflective of the accelerated visual culture of the present moment. Collectors and institutions alike have moved quickly to secure key examples, recognizing SLAWN as a defining figure in the post-KAWS, post-Basquiat continuum of global urban contemporary art.*

*The “Heroes, Villains & Violence” exhibition at the Museum of Graffiti during Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 marked a pivotal moment in the artist’s career and in the evolution of the contemporary graffiti movement. Conceived and produced by APC ART, the exhibition brought together new paintings, editions, and sculptural works in what is widely regarded as one of the most important and culturally impactful presentations of the Basel week. The show positioned SLAWN not only as a market force but as an institutional-level artist operating at the center of the international art dialogue.*

*“Minutemen (Miami)” is a direct physical artifact of that historic moment. By working on the very cardboard boxes used to transport the exhibition’s boxing glove works, SLAWN transforms a piece of logistical ephemera into a fully realized painting — collapsing process, object, and history into a single surface. This use of found material connects the work to the lineage of Basquiat’s street supports and the Arte Povera tradition, while remaining entirely rooted in the immediacy of the artist’s own hand and environment.*

*The composition features the unmistakable Minutemen figure rendered in dripping black spray paint — raw, urgent, and executed with total authority. The absorbent cardboard ground creates a matte, atmospheric surface that captures overspray, velocity, and the physical movement of the artist’s gesture. Creases, printed markings, and shipping wear are not incidental; they function as embedded documentation of the work’s origin within the exhibition itself.*

*As a unique painting tied directly to a defining institutional presentation, this work occupies the most desirable category within SLAWN’s market: one-of-one, exhibition-connected, and materially linked to the historical event in which it was created. Such pieces are produced in extremely limited numbers and are increasingly difficult to acquire as major collections absorb the most significant examples.*

*The work has been preserved in its original state and will ship immediately. APC ART is pleased to offer museum-quality archival framing solutions designed specifically for unconventional supports such as cardboard, ensuring both long-term conservation and a powerful architectural presentation.*

*A raw, historically charged, and conceptually sophisticated original — a physical fragment of the exhibition that defined SLAWN’s Miami moment and a cornerstone acquisition for any serious contemporary collection.*

*OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY BY APC ART* 
*MIA • ATL • NYC • LA • LONDON • PARIS • TOKYO*

Provenance
Included with the work will be a certificate of authenticity from APC ART, producer of the “Heroes, Villains & Violence” exhibition. The COA guarantees the authenticity of the work in perpetuity. 

Condition
The work is as executed by the artist.