The heart of Norfolk, Norwich is an increasingly inclusive city and nothing better reflects this than the wide variety of street art it’s home to. Art both created and displayed in a public, otherwise mundane space, has a particular appeal to it in my view- a message that there is always a little extra in…
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Black Lives Matter graffiti art removed by Norwich council
Artist Knapple created a large graffiti mural supporting the Black Lives Movement on a wall of the Pottergate underpass in Norwich. Shortly after, the mural was completely painted over by Norwich City Council workers on Thursday 4th June. The mural, which came in the midst of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement following…
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Racist graffiti emerges on Norwich BLM mural
The Pottergate Underpass has become the site of newsworthy graffiti sabotage for the second time this month. Murals expressing support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement have been scrawled over with racist sentiments and slurs. Photos show the names of victims of racism and police brutality, including Sarah Reed and Shukri Abdi, have been…
Arts
Beloved Banksy painting destroyed
In today’s society, there’s a lot of discourse surrounding art ownership. Does the art belong to the artist once it has been mass-produced and sold in the form of merchandise? Personally, I have always appreciated the anonymous street artist Banksy’s combination of art, politics and dark humour in a form that is frowned upon by…
Arts, OldVenue
Toasters on the wall
When Norfolk-based artist Sam Harrons was growing up, he idolised Toasters. In case you were distracted by the inevitable image of a boy watching bread pop out of his beloved kitchen appliance day in and day out: that’s Toasters with a capital T. As in, the team of street artists who’ve been mischievously painting iconic…
Travel
South America’s Graffiti Capital
Josie Smith explores Valparaiso, the graffiti capital of South America.
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