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Category: UK Street Artists

Mali Mowcka and the Mushroom put on a show in Hackney Wick

It’s always good when artists collaborate and even better when those artists are good friends of ours here on the … More

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Strictly Cardboard only as artists put on a show in Soho

The second Soho Takeover from London based artist Artista saw a old office block in the centre of the city … More

Banksy’s Snorting Copper in Shoreditch Rediscovered

One of Banksy’s most famous paintings. An image of a policeman on his hands and knees snorting the road markings … More

Banksy, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Jean Michel Basquiat Mural at the Barbican in London

Two pieces of street art by Banksy have appeared near the Barbican. They pay tribute to the pioneering street artist … More

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Street Art and Graffiti from Leicesters 2017 Bring the Paint Festival

It’s not a city I’d ever thought of as having the potential to be street art hub but the ‘Bring … More

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Who are the best British Street Artists

It’s always fraught with difficulty putting together a list of something like the best British street artists. It is of … More

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The artists of Upfest, Europe’s largest street art festival

Upfest is the biggest street art festival in Europe and as such attracts artists from all of the country and … More

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The Best Street Art from Upfest 2017 in Bristol

Upfest is undoubtedly the premier street art festival in Europe. It transforms whole sections of its home city of Bristol. … More

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Giant mural from Ben Eine in Shoreditch pays tribute to the survivors and victims of the Grenfell Tower

“You saw it in the tears of those who survived”. The words from poet Ben Okri have been painted high … More

Mural, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

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

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Blackburn Open Walls Festival brings Street Art to the Town

It’s the first time I’ve been to Blackburn! The proud Lancastrian town with a glorious heritage in weaving and textiles. … More

Nomad Clan paint the UK’s largest mural in Leeds

Athena Rising in Leeds is the new giant mural from the Nomad Clan. It’s 47 metres high and towers above … More

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Meet ‘Hello the Mushroom’ as she launches her first solo show in Monty’s Bar on Brick Lane

We first got to know Sara from ‘Hello the Mushroom’ as a fellow blogging kindred spirit given that she has … More

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Street Art Murals at the London Food Month Night Market

There’s not many more satisfying ways to spend a lazy Friday evening than pottering around Kensington Gardens. Basking in some … More

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The Street Art of Chrisp Street in Poplar

The concrete pedestrianised area of Chrisp Street and it’s market are not generally found at the top of any must … More

Brockley Street Art Festival 2017 Murals in South London

The third Brockley street art festival has seen street artists return to paint the walls of the South London borough. … More

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Street artist ATM standing next to his bird mural on Coppermill Lane

ATM talks about his giant bird mural on Coppermill Lane

ATM has become well known for his giant classic paintings of birds. They’ve popped up all over London. Indeed they … More

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Graffiti and street art legends of Shoreditch and London’s East End Mob

London’s East End is well known as the hub of the graffiti and street art scene of the city. Areas … More

Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Ingrid Beazley founder of the Dulwich Outdoor Gallery

It’s an odd thing to say in 2017 that there should still be street art pioneers but in Ingrid Beazley, … More

The Street Art Murals of Wood Street in Walthamstow

Walthamstow and especially Wood Street is always a place we like going to spot street art.  It’s got a vibrant … More

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Wasp Elder hosts his first solo show ‘Victims of Circumstance’ in London with the 1963 Gallery

Berlin based British artist Wasp Elder returned to London to showcase his work with the 1963 Gallery at the 5th … More

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Environmental street art fills the arches of the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

The glorious meadows of the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park seem an unlikely spot for street art to take hold but … More

Giant Hedgehog mural on chance street in shoreditch

ROA’s Shoreditch hedgehog gets an update from Jim Vision

It’s one of the most iconic pieces of street art in Shoreditch and it’s prime location on Chance Street just … More

Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Carrie Reichardt’s Mosaic House Gets Some Final Touches

I’m sitting on the 3rd story of a scaffold hugging a house in the leafy suburbs of West London.  I … More

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The Street Art of the Ferdinand Estate in Chalk Town

A short walk from the Chalk Farm tube station in Camden is the Ferdinand Estate, to be fair an unlikely … More

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