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Toby Mott is not an activist
In the summer of 2011, from his current home, Toby Mott witnessed smashed shops and people running riot.
Beneath the violence, Toby saw similarities between the perpetrators and victims of this and so-called 'white collar' crimes. It inspired him to create a body of work which recontextualised the tabloid response. It forms part of a new chapter in the history of a man who insists he is not an activist.
Despite this, he's played a key role in the development of punk and hip-hop aesthetics, and was a member of mysterious 80's group The Grey Organisation.
Below he describes this journey, and in the second video talks about the London riots and his current work.
Toby Mott: Unrest was displayed at the VEGAS Gallery, Bethnal Green, London.
Toby's newest work can be seen at the New Contemporary, London.
