The sun is up, the Dface show is on - it's never been a better time to visit Brighton again. Now where's the car keys....

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Saturday, March 31
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on Sat 31 Mar 2007 07:20 AM BST
The sun is up, the Dface show is on - it's never been a better time to visit Brighton again. Now where's the car keys....
Friday, March 30
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on Fri 30 Mar 2007 07:17 AM BST
Typically I forgot to note the names of these bridges in Bristol, one a intricate iron work lattice style, another a ultra modern steel style. With a bit of luck maybe somebody out there knows....
Thursday, March 29
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on Thu 29 Mar 2007 07:14 AM BST
Spray can work found on a recent trip to Bristol.
Wednesday, March 28
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on Wed 28 Mar 2007 06:00 AM BST
Part of London Undergrounds rich heritage of art deco - this is the archer which can be found on East Finchley station.
Tuesday, March 27
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on Tue 27 Mar 2007 09:11 PM BST
Two more great Bristol stencils with a similar message delivered in two completely different ways
Monday, March 26
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on Mon 26 Mar 2007 09:06 PM BST
More politically inspired stencil art from Bristol - final part tomorrow
Sunday, March 25
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on Sun 25 Mar 2007 09:00 PM BST
More stencils found on a recent trip to Bristol. Lately there's been a lack of direct political messages so its good to see stencils with a meaning rather than a picture of somebody's labrador. Good work!
Saturday, March 24
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on Sat 24 Mar 2007 06:37 AM GMT
In a similar vein to yesterdays post these are Edwin Lutyens designed flats near Victoria station.
Friday, March 23
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on Fri 23 Mar 2007 06:32 AM GMT
Fictional detective Poirot's residence in London is the very real Florin Court. It's about as beautiful as a block of flats can get.
Thursday, March 22
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on Thu 22 Mar 2007 06:29 AM GMT
More Invader, new and old
Wednesday, March 21
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on Wed 21 Mar 2007 06:11 AM GMT
Great multi layer stencil graffiti by propa propaganda found in Hounslow. With thanks to Phil for the location of the Smile piece.
Tuesday, March 20
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on Tue 20 Mar 2007 06:24 AM GMT
'Dead Trees Yellow Leaves Cups Of Tea' - Word to Mother solo show at stolenspace - on until 1st April. Here's some WTM I found earlier.
Monday, March 19
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on Mon 19 Mar 2007 06:32 AM GMT
More ©opy®ight flicks from London.
Sunday, March 18
Saturday, March 17
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Editor
on Sat 17 Mar 2007 05:31 PM GMT
Following on from yesterday's post more Ghostboy....
Friday, March 16
Thursday, March 15
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on Thu 15 Mar 2007 03:07 PM GMT
Two of a series of great posters adorning London streets at the current time. They're the work of James Cauty (formerly of the Orb, JAMMS and KLF) and continue in his fine tradition of kicking up a fuss.
Wednesday, March 14
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on Wed 14 Mar 2007 06:16 PM GMT
I can't quite explain it but somehow until this week I'd nver been to Bristol. Which is weird as it's always been a fantastic hotbed of punk (early eighties Riot City Records was based there along with countless bands), cutting edge music, radical bookshops and graffiti. It's only two hours up the M4 which means I really have no excuse. To sort this out once and for all on Tuesday I spent from dawn to dusk in the city including taking these pictures of the fantastic Clifton Suspension bridge.
Tuesday, March 13
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on Tue 13 Mar 2007 09:53 AM GMT
Elbow-toe work found near Old Street, including what seems like a complete set of paste up slogans.
Monday, March 12
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on Mon 12 Mar 2007 09:56 AM GMT
Comment on recent Banksy sales found in Shoreditch.
Sunday, March 11
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on Sun 11 Mar 2007 09:48 AM GMT
I might be completely wrong here but there's a parkour look to what the figure in this stencil in Brick Lane is doing.
Saturday, March 10
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on Sat 10 Mar 2007 09:38 PM GMT
Pictured below is Banksy's 'Kids on Guns' canvas from Santa's Ghetto 2003, where it was on sale for £450.00 (yeah, I know). I think it's from an edition of 25. The next time I saw a copy was at the War Child exhibition in 2006 where it was a cool £4500, But that's OK - I'd imagine either all of that price or a hefty chunk of it was going to War Child, a fantastic charity doing fantastic work. But really, where do Andipa.com get off knocking it out half a year later for £45,000? The weird thing is that when that gets reported in papers it probably reads as Banksy getting 45K for it, when in fact he might just have got a slice of £450 instead and he's got nothing to do with Andipa or their prices. It's no wonder he's selling for more these days. We'd all get pretty sick of selling stuff one day to see someone making ten times or more with it a short space of time down the line....
Friday, March 9
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on Fri 09 Mar 2007 06:38 AM GMT
As hoped some of the artists in the Eleven show are appearing on the streets - these are near Old Street and are by Judith Supine
Thursday, March 8
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on Thu 08 Mar 2007 07:36 AM GMT
Two very promising shows preview tonight and open tomorrow. First up is Eleven, cunningly titled as there are 11 street artists involved. Shepard Fairey, Matt Small, Blek Le Rat, Eine, Aiko, D*Face, Swoon (pictured below), Judith Supine, WK Interact, Jim Houser and Elbowtoe. Eleven is on at the Leonard Street Gallery, 73A Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4QS. The show runs from the 9th March to the 18th April.
Swoon Second is a show by Faile at Lazinc. 'From Brooklyn With Love' is on from 9th March to the 7th April and should feature plenty of their multi layered references to popular culture and comic books. I found this stencil by Faile in Brick lane yesterday so maybe they are in town right now.
Wednesday, March 7
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Editor
on Wed 07 Mar 2007 07:21 AM GMT
Sometimes you've got to look hard to find the best graffiti - like this Einstein piece by Focus near Wandsworth Town. Thanks to Mike for the location.
Tuesday, March 6
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on Tue 06 Mar 2007 08:20 AM GMT
Great little slogan found down Brick Lane.
Monday, March 5
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on Mon 05 Mar 2007 08:26 AM GMT
Hero poster found in Brighton. Looked like a stencil on a cut out poster
Sunday, March 4
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on Sun 04 Mar 2007 08:55 AM GMT
Last night there was a lunar eclipse where the Earth gets in front of the moon. If you missed it here's a sequence I managed to take last night.
When the Earth fully obscures the Moon the only light shining on it is coming via the Earth and not the Sun. This gives the moon it's reddish glow.
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Editor
on Sun 04 Mar 2007 08:00 AM GMT
Following on from yesterday heres some more canvases
Saturday, March 3
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Editor
on Sat 03 Mar 2007 08:39 AM GMT
First off to avoid any confusion this is not a show by Banksy. It is instead a gallery that has brought together for sale a fair amount of Banksy canvases and screenprints. The gallery has been operation since 1593 and is located in Knightsbridge, London. The prices match the location. All the same the gallery were cool about photos being taken as long as you ask and don't use a flash. So you can treat it like an exhibition if you want and ignore the prices. I stopped worrying about prices a while ago when I realised that I don't go into Tate Modern and think damn, if only that Dali was cheaper. Like Dali, Banksy originals are way out of my league. Anyway enough about all that, what's there to see? Well about 15 canvasses, many just classic stencils such as 'Laugh Now' and 'Rude Copper' on plain white backgrounds and around double the number of screenprints. It's a good place to go if you haven't seen any of this stuff before. If you like Banksy's work though its just methadone while you wait for the next street fix. A few more pictures tomorrow....
Friday, March 2
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Editor
on Fri 02 Mar 2007 09:57 AM GMT
T.B (Tuberculosis) or not T.B stencil found in Southwark.
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