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Posts Tagged ‘banksy’

Street art tours reveal hidden treasure

By • Apr 22nd, 2011 • Category: Art and Design

For those who don’t know their Stik from their Roa, a guided tour around London’s East End is the way to uncover works by artists on the verge of mainstream recognition



Hackney Council cleans up ahead of the Olympics

By • Mar 17th, 2011 • Category: News

The Town Hall’s tidy record gets national recognition ahead of the London 2012 Games – but not without local criticism



Interview: Iain Sinclair and Oona Grimes

By • Nov 12th, 2010 • Category: Books

A local author and artist talk about their latest creative collaboration, Postcards form the 7th Floor



Banksy artworks saved

By • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: News

Planning officer recommends graffiti be kept in borough, despite Council’s refusal to recognise it as art



Banksy art to be saved but Foundry’s future uncertain

By • Feb 16th, 2010 • Category: News

Popular Shoreditch pub and art gallery still seeking new home



Hackney Council contractors paint over Banksy artwork

By • Aug 28th, 2009 • Category: News

Half of historic graffiti piece blacked out