Last month saw what will be in most likelihood the last large-scale Paint Jam to grace the area of Brick Lane, namely Graffestival, a two-day event set to mark the end of the creative hub that in recent years that has being the Nomadic Community Gardens. The event was organised through the hard work of London’s […]Read Post ›
It seems that of late there has been a massive wave of locations that once played host to a wave of creativity and expression are being swallowed up in the name of gentrification, with one of the biggest blows recently dealt to London’s Street Art scene, the loss of Star Yard. Deriving its name from the […]Read Post ›
A couple of weeks back saw the opening of the latest exhibition at the BSMT SPACE gallery in Dalston, on this occasion with a superb group show entitled ‘Get Lit’. The show presents an excellent body of work of works focusing on all things neon, so showcasing a variety of subjects expressed on a range of pieces, from classic […]Read Post ›
This evening in our series of reviews of the last year we are heading back over to East London and taking a look back at the year of Street Art in Bethnal Green. It’s been an interesting year in Bethnal Green, with a steady flow of artworks being placed up throughout the year by London’s own local talent […]Read Post ›
Well it’s with delight that as we present our last exhibition review of 2016 it is back to BSMT Space we take you to, as a gallery in 2016 no one has brought such consistent and diverse shows of such a high standard representing London’s Street Art scene . However above all else is the unpretentious attitude […]Read Post ›
Well it has to be said it is certainly hard to believe that the BSMT Space recently turned one year old and celebrated in style with a group show entitled ‘One Year Underground’ comprising a number of the artists who have exhibited in the gallery since its creation last year. We are sorry to say that the […]Read Post ›
Thursday night saw the opening of the ‘Displacement’ group exhibition in Bethnal Green organized Skeleton Cardboard in association with The Hidden Streets Of London. The show presents works from some twenty-five artists who have all painted in Clare Street, home of the exhibition, over the last two years filling this little industrial corner with colour and life. […]Read Post ›
As hard as it is to believe last Monday marked the one year anniversary of the opening of the Nomadic Community Gardens kicked off with the Greenhouse Effect Paint Jam (covered here). Over the last year a beautifully inspired community project has been born and seems to be gaining more and more momentum as the months […]Read Post ›
On Saturday in Paradise Row, Bethnal Green a fantastic Paint Jam featuring some thirteen artists took place, organized by Hidden Streets Of London and very much giving Paradise Row a much needed and stylish makeover in the process. Despite the grey weather and sudden, though thankfully short spells of intense downpours, the atmosphere was fantastic with […]Read Post ›
Well it has taken a while to process all this, but at the weekend we here at London Calling Blog were privileged enough to get to celebrate one year of the blog (officially the previous weekend) with many of the friends we have made over the last year, artists and photographers alike, with a Paint […]Read Post ›
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