Show toasts city’s role in street art movement

A NEW exhibition celebrating the international street art movement, focusing on the pivotal role Bristol has played within it, launches this weekend.

Vanguard | Bristol Street Art showcases the instrumental role the city’s artists have played in the development of British street art.

Taking place at M Shed from June 26 until the end of October, it features rare works by leading Bristolian and British artists of the genre, including seminal works from the late 90s.

Works from Henry Chalfant,

Inkie and Banksy all feature, alongside deep fake viral sensation Bill Posters and Irish artist Conor Harrington.

There’s also an extensive feature on the work of Massive Attack co-founder Robert Del Naja (3D), who was one of Bristol’s first street artists.

A selection of the works on display have not previously been seen and others have not been displayed for more than 20 years.

It has been curated by a collective of artists, specialists and collectors involved with the global street art movement.

The team is headed up by street art specialist Mary McCarthy.

She said: “Vanguard celebrates the unique environment that Bristol provided and its role in generating some of the world’s most notable names in music and art. Considering the ongoing evolution of the global movement, we recognise the importance of the city as the birthplace of British street art.”

Tickets cost £8 for adults and £7 for concessions. Under-16s go free.