WHISTLER.- Almost 16 years after being created, Jackie O’Brien Jones and husband Nic have unveiled an original Banksy piece ‘Bombing Middle England’ in their new
Jonathan+Olivia Whistler streetwear culture store. The piece, stenciled on concrete, measures over 2 meters by 60 centimeters and depicts pensioners bowling with bombs in a manner reminiscent of Cinders McLeod's 1999 drawing 'Anarchic Granny'.
The piece was created privately by Banksy during his first official exhibition ‘Graffiti, Lies & Deviousness' back in January 2003 in the basement of the original Surface to Air store in Paris. Nic Jones, a former partner and director of the brand, and his wife Jackie now wish to return this 7 foot x 2ft concrete wall, that has literally been under wraps all this time, to its original intention of being seen by the public.
Jonathan+Olivia was created in Vancouver back in 2005 by Jackie before the shop relocated to Toronto. The Six was home to both the store and their young family for the last decade until these industry veterans decided on a lifestyle change and brought the first fashion stores to Whistler offering a street wear culture store and an apres shop. The apres shop carries such fashion heavyweights as Sacai, Marni, Maison Margiela, Yohji Yamamoto, Rick Owens Drkshdw, and stellar brands such as Acne Studios, APC, John Elliott, Kitsuné, James Perse, Victoria by Victoria Beckham and Isabel Marant Etoile.
In addition to the stellar fashion lineup, the shop features home wares, apothecary brands and high performance outerwear from Canada Goose Black Disc, North Face Black Series and Arc’teryx Veilance.
The second shop where the Banksy is on display focuses on high end streetwear and sneakers and features amongst others; Y-3, Undercover, Vetements, Nike, Adidas by Raf Simons, Be@rbrick, Casio G-Shock, Reebook, Stussy, HerMan, Helmut Lang, KnowWave, CNY, Richardson and Kids of Immigrants.
Visit both in Art Gallery Row, downstairs from. Mountain Square, Whistler or at the online shop at www.jonathanandolivia.com.
