Bristol to host “See No Evil” street art installation

Bristol has long been known for its urban art movement in the UK and has given rise to a host of famous street artists, the most famous being Banksy.

Team Love, the Bristol-based company behind Glastonbury Festival’s Wow stage and this year’s Red Bull Music Academy at St Paul’s Carnival, has worked closely with Bristol City Council’s place making director and former Bristol Media MD, Mike Bennett, to select DJ’s and musicians that will draw attention to Bristol’s celebrated music scene and the wealth of new talent emerging from the city.

Over twenty internationally-renowned artists will take up residency on Nelson Street this summer to paint ten huge buildings, followed by a street party on 20th August celebrating the best of Bristol’s art and music culture.

“We have spent nearly 12 months negotiating and planning this major project, which will be the jewel in the crown of the city’s already buzzing art scene,” explained event organiser and celebrated urban artist Inkie.

“We have invited some of the world’s most talented graffiti artists to bring their skills to city, and we have a number of returning Bristolians to head up proceedings. Nothing of this size and scale has ever taken place in the UK and it’s an event that has captured the minds of some the world’s most respected street artists. It’s a major coup that we’ve managed to pull this off in Bristol."

Artists announced so far include New York-based muralists, Tats Cru, who last visited Bristol to paint in the 80’s and whose aerosol-based work is dubbed to have ‘changed the perception of graffiti as art’. LA based artist El Mac whose work is prolific across every continent will also bring his photorealistic painting style to Bristol, alongside Shoe, a Holland based artist who was the muse of many original graffiti writers. Local graffiti legend Mr Jago will be joined by a number of Bristol based artists putting their mark on their home city.