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JDK the sculptor turned street artist making her mark in London

We are surrounded by mothers and babies!  The Chesterfield coffee shop on the corner of the Grove and Roman roads…

Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo brings his Spaces of Hope to London

The latest immersive show from the Howard Griffin Gallery has brought Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo back to the UK for…

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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…

Where to find street art and graffiti in Brighton

Brighton is one of the biggest centre’s for street art and graffiti in the UK. Indeed on any trip to…

The Queer City of Soho, its clubs and its culture

London’s Soho is the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ scene. It’s a scene which has its roots within the clubs…

History Articles

The Graffiti streets of Fish Island

Ah Fish Island, a place we know well.  That old industrial area, now being slowly discovered by people looking for…

Greek street artists visit London and put on a show in Dalston

Some of the Greece’s finest street artists got an outing in Dalston as part of the latest group show to…

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In Depth Street Art Sculptures on show at the Unit 5 Gallery

‘In Depth’ is a showcase of street art sculpture at the Unit 5 Gallery. On Hackney Road it has brought…

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Sr. X paints the giant Village Underground and portrays an old man with pizza in his beard

The latest artist to paint the famed Village Underground wall in Shoreditch is London based Spanish painter Sr.X.  Familiar to…

Giant mural from Italian artist Vera Bugatti appears on Old Street

A girl with green hair stares out at passers by on the crossroads junction between Old Street and Goswell Road.…

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Art and Life in Besieged Leningrad, the story of artist Elena Marttila

For this post we publish something a little bit different and welcome guest authors Olga Kucherenko and Ksenia Afonina as…

Dreph street art portraits appear all over the East End

Popping up around East London over the past few months have been a series of portraits from the London based…

Toast takes over Soho as Artista opens up her studio

Flying toast took over Soho with one of London’s most recognisable street artists opening up her studio for a celebration of…

Street artist Louis Masai tours America and paints endangered animals wherever he goes

Environmental street artist Louis Masai has embarked on his biggest project to date, a tour around America, using art to…

Street artists get together to launch 2017 with a paint jam somewhere in Soho

It’s not the most well known place on the street art scene.  In fact Soho has never really broken through…

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A Street Art Journey around Petticoat Lane in Spitalfields

Following on from our recent post featuring the work of Ben Eine and his alphabet on Middlesex Street, this post…

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The Ben Eine shutter alphabet of Middlesex Street and Petticoat Lane Market

One of the first place I ever wandered when first moving to London just over four years ago was the…

Giant mural from Fanakapan covers the Village Undergroud wall in Shoreditch

The giant wall one the side of the Village Underground has long been one of the best places to see…

Mural, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Lora Zombie paints Series of Murals in London

A series of street art murals from Russian grunge artist Lora Zombie have appeared just off Brick Lane in London. …

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London like a local! Bloggers give their tips on some of the best things to see and do in the city

A couple of months ago we were asked to contribute to a feature on the travel site ebookers called ‘London…

Dominoes in London as part of the London’s Burning festival

The recent London’s Burning festival caught the imagination in more ways than one.  A giant series of events featuring some…

History Articles

Bipolar Picasso exhibition by Andrea Tyrimos raises awareness of Mental Health

It was sitting in a cafe in Holborn back in February 2016 that Andrea first told me of her passion…

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The Top 10 Moments from the first full year of Dalston’s BSMT Space

Dalston’s BSMT Space has been open for just over a year but in that time it has managed to establish…

Unit 5 a new gallery space from Alternative London opens in the East End

East London’s latest gallery space has opened just off the Hackney Road between Bethnal Green and Shoreditch. Run by the…

The Street Art of Clare Street in Bethnal Green

Clare Street in Bethnal Green is a little street easily missed just off the Hackney Road. Over the past year…

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