What a fuck-up; volunteers cleaning up graffiti in Glastonbury have accidentally painted over an original Banksy. The owner of the wall it was painted on, one Julian Chatt, had arranged for the work to be sold for £5,000. Hope his insurance covers it. Glastonbury county council have apologised for the mistake, which occurred during a [...]
Zero Cents: post-modern graffiti thug?
My initial impression of Zero Cents was ‘Get me away from him.’ I am glad to say though, after he had finished his joint, relaxed a little and I had stopped staring at him like I wanted out, things warmed up. Forget Banksy, Zero Cents is the street art phenomenon of the future. Zero Cents: [...]
AME72: A Mancunian in Tel Aviv
Raised ‘up North’, AME has a tinge of Mancunian swagger about him, but meeting him on the beachfront of Tel Aviv is not merely a dodgy experience for me. AME is a full time guerrilla artist, making his living from doing street art and selling work to buyers around the world. He has to be [...]
The problem with a 1p Banksy
On Friday I had the dubious pleasure of attending what sounded like a rather unbelievable event: a 1p Banksy ‘auction’. Everybody who emailed the organisers in time was allocated a number, and once they got through the absolutely horrendous queues at the Carnaby Street ‘secret location’ (which was Kingly Court, by the way) they were [...]
I’m gutted I’m missing this
It’s that time of year: the Urban Scrawl at Muse gallery, Portobello Road, with the wonderful Nik Ill and a cohort of fabulous others. I can’t go to the opening evening (which is tonight!) due to various rather unfair reasons relating to a massive pile of work… but you should! Take a look at this: [...]
Free art
I was wandering the North Laines of Brighton this weekend, and came across something rather unusual. You know how art is rather expensive to buy? Well, apart from that stuff that’s on the streets, but you can’t take that home. Or can you?? Just outside popular watering hole the Mash Tun were propped up some [...]
Find your local Banksy
Find street art near you using a website which utilises Google Maps to map street art worldwide. The active site is adding new art to the map regularly including graffiti, gallery, painting, stickers, stencil, sculpture and installation. http://www.streetartlocator.com Jo Matthews
Get your paint on
Tomorrow night sees the final of the prestigious Secret Wars live art competition. Featuring Hicks and Reeps, who have beaten down the opposition over recent months, the event is hosted at Underground Village in EC2. Basically, there’s a massive white wall with an invisible line down it, and the two artists get one half each. [...]
