Off the Rails, From Steel to Canvas, is a group show of artworks from LIES graffiti crew on view at Irma Freeman Center from July 3 - August 7. This collection will feature works exhibited in three shows over the past two years in the Pittsburgh area. These include "21rak Graff Show" a solo exhibition that featured over 150 works by LIES crew founder 21rak; "30 years of Living It Every Second" a multimedia group event that celebrated 30 years of pushing creative boundaries as LIES crew; and finally "Lies Up, Read the SIgns" which explored crew members varied interpretations of sign graffiti.

    Off the Rails will unite these works and new additions from members: 21rak, Dever, Crowns, Pez, Fyse, Vicks and more at Irma Freeman Center for Imagination; illustrating the harmony between, and continuance of an ever evolving crew that desires to push styles "Off the Rails".

LIES CREW

     In the fall of 1994, in Pittsburgh, artists 21rak and Kemist, after years of graffiti activity, decided to create the crew LIES. Rooted in originality of concepts, devoted practice of skill, and passion for their art, both became prolific figures locally, even stretching to cities across the US. Thirty plus years on, LIES has grown to 30 members,  spanning over 8 states coast to coast, who each bring their own diverse flavor and style to the crew.  As 21rak puts it... "the fundamental meaning of LIES is: Living It Every Second; which is how we felt about graffiti back then, it was something we did or thought about all the time, every second.