No Great Crime: Alternative street art exhibition opening in Stokes Croft

No Great Crime: Alternative street art exhibition opening in Stokes Croft

Posted on: 22 Jul 2021

The People's Republic of Stokes Croft will be showcasing work from Ghostboy, John D'oh, Sepr and more.

 

There's a brand-new Bristol street art exhibition opening in Stokes Croft tonight (Thursday 22 July), exploring the illegal roots of the city's evergreen and world-renowned graffiti scene.

 

Initially devised as a fringe event to the M Shed's ongoing Vanguard exhibition, No Great Crime: Bristol's Arresting Art will bring together a range of street artists and graffiti writers to tell their stories and spark a conversation on how local authorities police their craft.

 

Launching tonight from 18:00-22:00 at PRSC's Jamaica Street gallery space, the exhibition will be open to visitors from 12:00-18:00 every Tuesday to Sunday until 1 August.

 

 

Announcing the event on their website, the PRSC team said:

 

"Since our inception in 2006, PRSC has worked with all kinds of artists, and seen many pieces illegally painted out with no justification or apology from the Council or Bristol Waste.

 

"We’ve seen the waste company make decisions about what should be kept and what should be buffed out, and we’ve heard multiple stories of graffiti writers being stopped by the police when painting spots which officers from the same force have happily watched being painted many times before.

 

"So, what’s it actually like to paint on the streets of Bristol? With one hand the city provided its museum to Banksy (for what turned out to be their most successful exhibition ever) and with the other, it harasses and criminalises his contemporaries, upcoming artists and the very scene that spawned him."

 

Showcasing work from the likes of Ghostboy, John D'oh, Sepr and many more celebrated Bristol artists, the exhibition will combine a vibrant collection of art with testimonials about the realities of painting the city's streets.

 

No Great Crime: Bristol’s Arresting Art is free to visit, and will remain open from Tuesday-Sunday until Sunday 1 August.

 

For more information on the exhibition, to plan your visit or to follow news and updates, head to the PRSC website or find the team on Twitter.

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Article by:

Matt Robson

 

Editor - 365Bristol.com & LOUD Magazine
 

Matt is a Journalism graduate and writer, passionate about supporting Bristol music, art and independent business. Get in touch via email at matt@365bristol.com.