Christmas day is traditionally, in London at least, an occasion for graffiti writers to brush the turkey off their chops and head to the tunnels and lay-ups for some seasonal decorative activities. Banksy got his Christmas celebrations in early by hitting Regents Canal in Camden last weekend. In doing so, this spectacular piece caused uproar […]
Month: December 2009
Before I set out this morning on the minimal effort that passes as my contribution to the irreligious Xmas consumer fest, I glanced though my Flickr contacts’ latest uploads and saw ArtOfTheState had uploaded a new Banksy. And when AOTS calls it as a Banksy, it damn well is a Banksy. I recognised the building […]
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Mike Ballard: The All Of Everything
The Art Gallery,University Of The Arts, London10 Dec 09 – Feb 2010 all photos: NoLionsInEngland and Howaboutno where stated Two major solo shows, a couple of crew shows not to mention some shutter painting have already made 2009 a prolific year for Cept. Bethnal Green Rd, 2009 Not to be outdone, Cept’s alter ego Mike […]
Rolling With The Punches The Print House Gallery18 Ashwin St, London, E8 3DL4 Dec 2009 – 10 Jan 2010 Celebrating identity is at the heart of graffiti, which makes Joss Sutterby of RT (RepresenT) crew a bit of a novelty among London’s finest for his avoidance of letter-form self promotion. While Vibes and Towns drop […]
all photos: NoLionsInEngland I come to praise street art not to bury it. If that gives away my answer to my own question fear not, for purpose of dramatic suspense the best is still saved till last. There are a myriad variety of ways I can cycle across London from home in the West to […]