Beyond Banksy: the other British street artists you should know
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The Bristol-based enigma is making the news again, but he is only part of a thriving UK scene with a long history
Modern Shoreditch might be associated with overpriced coffees and members’ clubs, but 25 years ago – against a backdrop of abandoned factories, strip clubs and bombed-out buildings – it was the birthplace of an exciting new art movement.
At the bottom of Leonard Street, at a venue called the Dragon Bar, guerrilla artists from across the UK were converging to make fresh work. “It was the hub of what was happening in the British street art scene,” recalled Ben Eine, a former barman at the venue and one of the most successful street artists in the world today. “There were people like myself, Banksy, D*Face and other kids doing lots of stuff around there.”
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