Art Below
| Ben Moore | |
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| Born |
25 May 1978 England |
| Residence | Richmond, London, England |
| Occupation | Founder & curator, Art Below & Art Wars |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Ben Moore (born 25 May 1978) is a British art curator, entrepreneur and artist. He is the founder and curator of Art Below, a contemporary art organisation that places art in public spaces and has had shows in England, Germany, Japan and the United States. He is also the founder and curator of Art Wars, an exhibition of designs based on the Imperial Stormtrooper helmets from Star Wars.
Moore was born and raised in England, and attended Emanuel School in London. He studied film production at university. His father was an officer in the Royal Marines.
Moore founded Art Below in 2006 to present contemporary art on space traditionally used for advertising in London Underground stations, debuting as an exhibition of 20 artists across 20 stations, staged by Moore and his younger brother, Simon Moore. The collective has since grown into an annual display showcasing established and emerging artists, and has collaborated with charities, universities, government and art organisations, with an aim to display progressive and provocative artwork. For a fee, it allows artists to display their artwork on billboard space in the Underground, in line with Moore's belief that people should have the right to display their work in public. Moore has curated and produced exhibits for Art Below in London, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles and New Orleans. Art Below exhibits have included works by Banksy, Alison Jackson, Ben Eine, Antony Micallef, Mat Collishaw, Julie Umerle, Sarah Maple and Johan Andersson.
In 2010, Art Below joined with Peace Strike to create a series of plinth art installations promoting peace in Parliament Square by the Palace of Westminster in London. The first installation, in February 2011, was by special effects artist Tristan "Schoony" Schoonraad, who created a 3D installation depicting child soldiers. In addition to curating the installation, Moore also created an oil painting for it.
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