Street Art London

I have lived in Berlin for several years and Berlin has a very vibrant street art scene, too. Especially in the hip neighbourhoods such as Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain you can see a lot of great urban art. I personally enjoyed the chalk slogans on Berlin's streets, such as:

And of course the East Side Gallery which is a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin wall that has been covered by approximately 106 paintings by artists from all over the world and is the largest open air gallery in the world:

If you are interested in knowing more about Berlin's street art, check out this blog: http://streetart.berlinpiraten.de/

And even though Berlin has a long history of street art, I would argue that especially since Banksy became a worldwide icon London is the hub of street art. In particular Brick Lane and Camden Town are famous for its graffitis:

There are even tours that take you to the best pieces. Have a look at: http://streetartlondon.co.uk/tours/ and book your East London street art tour. Street art in London is incredibly dynamic and changes every day as older pieces get painted over by other artists or get removed by the Council. That means these tours are always fresh and these guys always know where the latest street art is to be found.

If you wanna watch a great movie about street art, watch Banksy's "Exit through the gift shop" - the world's first street art disaster movie. I watched this very ironic documentary at the Berlinale Film Festival and laughed A LOT.