Review of Space Invaders’ conversion of a multi storey car park into a multi level art game
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Brickflats Newbuilds
artist Brickflats displays his solid blocks in a shopfront tower in London’s soho
Review of the 2023 London International Pasteup Festival held September on numerous non permissioned walls around Shoreditch and Brick Lane
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Banksy Cut and Run List
Comprehensive list of art works exhibited by Banksy at “Cut and Run” Show, GOMA, Glasgow, Jul-Aug 2023
Banksy retrospective cut and run analyses with appraisal of technique and historical perspective
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Back To Beyond
Back in February Graffoto raved about the “Beyond The Streets” Exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London. “Repeat visits are recommended” I urged and I have lost count of how many times I have been back, the gallery membership card is now looking like very good value. The show has been consistently busy even on weekdays […]
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Beyond The Streets
The art gallery careers developed by graffiti writers from new York and London
Cartoonneros, Argentinian street artist, stencil painter, has a new exhibition Pure Evil gallery Shoreditch
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Mr Cenz Rewind
J G Contemporary 45 Churchfield Rd, London W3 6AY 25 Nov – 9th Dec 2021 Graffiti writer and artist Mr Cenz spraypaints vibrant futurist females and photographing his street art portraits at night has given me immense satisfaction down the years. Shoreditch 2019 Shoreditch 2019 Shoreditch 2021 Rewind is Mr Cenz’s first solo gallery outing […]
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Orrible Eau de Virus show
Secret Art Gallery 28 Cheshire St, London E2 6EH 21 Nov – 19 Dec 2021 Inadequate ventilation is not normally an issue when viewing Orrible’s art as we are mainly familiar spotting it out on the streets. Indoors you better wear a mask for Covid 19 is definitely the theme for his London solo show […]
StolenSpace Gallery 17 Osborn St, London E1 6TD 10 Sep – 3 October 2021 Unity Massive queues, a packed opening night at a gallery – is this 2008 all over again? Actually no, it’s D*Face collaborating with two of StolenSpace’s long term friends Kai and Sunny, a double act counting as one friend, and Shepard […]
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David Speed “Light Of Life”
David Speed Light Of Life Break out street artists are rare beasts. There are the street artists whose appeal grows way beyond the natural base of street art fans leading to popularity and commercial success. Commercial success doesn’t preclude artistic success of course. Soundwave, Shoreditch 2021 David Speed started his neon illuminated portraits and animal […]
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JR: Chronicles at Saatchi Gallery
JR: Chronicles Saatchi Gallery 4 June – 3 October 2021 Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London, SW3 4RY Booking essential: tickets One question I always flounder with is “Who do you think the up and coming future stars in street art are?”, like I have any idea about art picking! The easier question […]
10 years ago the Institute Of Contemporary Arts was besieged by connoisseurs of graffiti photography when a small group of dedicated amateur graffiti photographers (there was no other type) curated by Delete and comprising himself, Buddz, Lee 102, Howaboutno, Joeppo and myself (under the pseudonym Nolionsinengland) created an exhibition of graffiti photography. It wasn’t […]
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ALO Show – Grace
“Grace” ALO BSMT Space, Dalston 15 October – 1 November 2020 In an urban landscape where portrait street painters are overwhelmingly drawn to either the technical proficiency of photorealism or its diametric opposite cartoonery, ALO’s expressionist fisogs stand out! Dalston 2020 His street art career started with small paste ups in 2011 and […]