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Portraits of Female Artists in the Leake Street Tunnel

Portraits of the Femme Fierce artists taken in the Leake Street Tunnel during the 2015 festival have been released by photographer … More

Birthday Graffiti Jam at Mile End Skate Park

Mile End skate park isn’t a place we get to very often.  There’s a leisure centre, a running track a … More

paint jam

‘Vandal Therapy’ exhibition from Neoh at Moorfields Eye Hospital

Street artist Neoh works as an art therapist with the Outsider Gallery. Now he has chosen a corridor of one … More

exhibition

Street art comes to Tooting as artists create a gallery near Tooting Broadway market

Tooting Broadway market has found itself at the centre of a mini street art takeover with artists flocking to area … More

Art duo Static Press Play on their show at the Lawrence Alkin Gallery

An 80’s video game themed art show from Walthamstow based duo Static has been capturing the imagination at the Lawrence … More

exhibition, Lawrence Alkin Gallery

Facadism, Lazy and Unsatisfying, is causing irreparable damage to Spitalfields and to London

Possibly the laziest and most unsatisfying form of ‘preservation’ is the current fad of preserving the facade of an old … More

History Articles, London History

The Doodle Man Doodles on Walls around Shoreditch

The Doodle Man has been doodling, and doodling and, well, doodling.  Most recently he’s been spending the best part of … More

Mural, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Sam Peacock unveils his new collection and draws inspiration from the myth and legend of the Sussex Peninsula

Sam Peacock is an artist we’ve followed for a while here on Inspiring City.  We interviewed him once at his … More

Hanna Benihoud creates A Labour of Love and is an artist to watch for 2016

You may not yet have seen the creations of ‘A Labour of Love’ from artist and architect Hanna Benihoud, but it is … More

guest post

Elle and Marina Zumi visit London and leave some street art to remember

So it’s often the case, you leave the house with the intention to do one thing and then circumstances take … More

Saatchi Gallery showcases some of the World’s best female street art talent with ‘XX: a moment in time’

The Saatchi Gallery has moved back into the world of street art with a group show featuring some of the … More

Andrea Tyrimos brings fine art to the streets of London as part of her BRICK project

Andrea Tyrimos is one of our favourite artists.  A fine art graduate her art is a labour of love and … More

Street artist Furia Ack paints giant portrait of Donald Trump and then provides eggs for passers by to throw at it

Street artist Furia Ack, well known for his black and white portraits on the streets of London took his art … More

political street art

Shakespearean Theatres in London: A Historical Guide

Think of Shakespearean Theatre in London and you might generally think of the Globe on the South Bank.  But that’s … More

History Articles

Blackall Street Paint Jam celebrates one year of London Calling

Our friends at London Calling blog are celebrating one full year of blogging. What better way to mark the occasion … More

paint jam

Karis Knight Unveils her Art at the Curious Duke Gallery

Karis Knight is certainly one to watch. She also has more art exhibitions under her belt than you would expect … More

exhibition, guest post

Lumiere lights up London and transforms the city with a spectacular show

Lumiere London saw the city transformed with light sculptures brightening up some of the city’s best loved landmarks. The festival … More

lumiere festival

Tape artist Benjamin Murphy causes some Gilded Chaos at Beers London

The new show from tape artist Benjamin Murphy has resulted in another immersive experience in glorious monochrome.  Six months in the … More

exhibition

Dave the Chimp Paints Giant Mural in London

The first major mural to be painted on the Village Underground wall this year has seen a fun effort from … More

Education is not a crime, Mural

All Female Artist Paint Jam on Blackall Street

The first real street art event of 2016 in London kicked off over the weekend. This was with an all … More

paint jam

Photographs of Leake Street New Years Day 2016

It looked like New Years Eve was brought in pretty well at the Leake Street Tunnel. Wandering around on the … More

PINCH from Art No Cube posts up mugshots of street artists

Mugshots of some the city’s best known street artists have been appearing all over the Brick Lane and Shoreditch areas … More

The Drinker by Banksy returned to Shaftesbury Avenue

The Drinker is a statue by Banksy which was originally placed on Shaftsbury Square in London. It was stolen from … More

Banksy

SOS takes her brand of Activist Art to Europe in order to raise awareness of FGM

Campaigning street artist S.O.S has been taking her artistic message across borders with a recent visit to Austria resulting in … More

Mexican street artists visit London and paint murals around the town

Many people probably haven’t realised but 2015 is the year of Mexico in the UK, a year long celebration of cultural, … More

Mural

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