Southbank Centre bans street art event celebrating skate park’s salvation
27 January 2015 • Mark Westall
After a ceremonial event to mark the preservation of the hallowed undercroft is blocked, skaters must question how open the space really is
Tag: Communities
Haringey council: Banksy mural belongs in our community
20 February 2013 • Mark Westall
Councillor writes to Arts Council to seek help in returning mural, which went missing before turning up for auction in the US
Mayfair’s Cork Street art hub under threat from developers
24 September 2012 • Mark Westall
Half of galleries may be forced out as upmarket London art district faces being ‘killed off by the greed of the landlords’
Will you ring Creed’s bell to mark the start of the Olympics?
26 July 2012 • Mark Westall
Artist Martin Creed has asked us all to ring a bell on the first day of the Olympics. Creed believes in public art of the collective, but what does it really mean if we all ring a bell at once?