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Re:imagined a show from ‘What I see when I look at’ raises money for Parkinsons at the Store Street Gallery

It’s a packed evening in central London for the second outing of graphic designer Robert John’s re:imagined show, part of…

exhibition

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…

exhibition, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Graffiti tributes to the Grenfell Tower appear in West London

Graffiti tributes commemorating the victims of the Grenfell Tower have been appearing in West London most notably under the westway…

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…

Mural

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…

Barcelona the creative city with a graffiti soul and a street art heart

It’s typical that when you return from a place it’s only then that you realise just how much of the…

Mural

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.…

Mural
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…

Mural

Meet Robert Burt the founder of Base Elements gallery in Barcelona

It’s like an Aladdin’s cave of artistic goodies. We have just entered the ‘sotano’ or the basement of the Base…

interview

Where to see street art and graffiti in the Poblenou area of Barcelona

For the next of our ebookers ‘My Barcelona‘ series on street art and graffiti in Barcelona and following on from…

The Top 20 Street Artists to see in Barcelona

Barcelona is one of the best places in Spain to see street art.  It’s a city with a vibrant artistic…

Mural

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…

ben oakley gallery, bsmt space, howard griffin gallery, Pure Evil Gallery, Stolen Space Gallery, well hung gallery

Meet Ema Marinova the founder and curator of London’s 1963 Gallery as she launches her one year anniversary show

We have gatecrashed the Citizen M!  Originally planning on using the Shoreditch based hotel’s mezzanine level as the location for…

Lora Zombie Paints Street Art Murals in Camden

Russian street artist Lora Zombie has paid another visit to London. This time spending her time in Camden where she…

Mural

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…

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,…

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…

Mural

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…

exhibition

The Nomadic Community Garden on Brick Lane

The Nomadic community garden on Brick Lane is a wonderous place. A community project. It can be found nestling near Allen…

nomadic community gardens, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

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…

Lolie Darko the French street artist in London

Lolie Darko’s sad faced children have been appearing around London for a while now.  Often accompanied with captions. The works…

Argiris Ser Paints Giant Mural in London

Greek street artist Argiris Ser is back in London to paint the iconic Village Underground wall just a couple of…

Education is not a crime, Mural
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…

Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Meet Alo the Italian street painter whose abstract portraits have taken over the Saatchi and the streets

If it was a bit of a surprise back in 2014 when the Saatchi Gallery decided to award the softly…

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…

Mosaic

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