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Category: Ben Oakley Gallery

You Iz a Machine a Homage to Comics by John McCarthy

We are talking about comics and discussing ‘You Iz a Machine’ the latest exhibition by John McCarthy at the Ben … More

exhibition

ATM and Jacqueline de Montaigne Even Nature Has Its Price

Even Nature has its Price is an exhibition from street artists ATM and Jacqueline de Montaigne. Both well known for … More

exhibition

Monster Exhibition from Giles Walker Opens in Spitalfields

Monster, the long awaited animatronic exhibition from Giles Walker has opened in Spitalfields. A full on immersive experience. It’s a … More

Art Installation

Giles Walker talks about ‘Monster’ his biggest ever Animatronic Exhibition

The plan was to ram through the Berlin Wall says Giles. Known for his animatronic sculptures, he is a long … More

interview

Giles Walker’s Peep Show arrives in Shoreditch

Pole dancing robots, dancing for our pleasure, have been installed in Shoreditch. Featuring three robots. Two gyrate on a pole … More

Cash is King the Art of the Defaced Banknote Book Review

Cash is King, the much anticipated art book from the pens and minds of Carrie Reichardt and Bob Osborne remembers … More

Art Book, saatchi gallery

Artist David Bray talks about his new series of Landscapes

We’ve always known the artist David Bray as an illustrator! His delicate drawings are such that his style is instantly … More

exhibition, interview

Whitecross Street Party returns for 2017 with street art, live music and performance art

The Whitecross street party returned for 2017 and once again contained a mixture of street art, music and performance art … More

The Best Galleries to Buy Street Art in London

There are some great galleries in London. Indeed we enjoy going to as many as we can in order to … More

Yvonne Wayling and Kim Tong combine to create some compulsive beauty in Greenwich

We are back at the Ben Oakley for what is the first show this year for the shabby chic gallery … More

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Interview with Ben Oakley as he tells the World “it’s the least I could do!”

We’ve often covered Ben Oakley shows here on Inspiring City, but usually it’s in his role as the owner and … More

SNUB Brighton’s Graffiti and Street Art Pioneer

The path from Brighton to London is well trodden. For SNUB one of Brighton’s most recognisable graffiti artists it’s one … More

Interview with Street Artist ATM and the Murals of the South Acton Estate

We are sitting in Mary’s Cafe!  It’s the sort of place that Alan Sugar would be proud.  The sort of … More

Interview with Artist John McCarthy as he Crumples Paper and Paints Portraits

I’ve always had a strange fondness for Flemish glass!  Odd you might think that I should bring this up in … More

Public Paint Jam at Sclater Street Stalls brings Street Art to the Masses

For lovers of live street art one of the best places to see artists in action is every other Saturday … More

Interview with Rugman as he Prepares for Iconink his latest show at the Ben Oakley Gallery in Greenwich

“I was just really hairy” laughs Rugman when I ask him where he got his artist name from “seriously, seriously … More

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