Beyond The Streets

The landmark exhibition traces six decades of the extraordinary influence of street culture on contemporary art, photography, fashion, music and activism. The story is told through innovators and legends from graffiti, street art, hip-hop, 2Tone and a wider ecosystem of people willing to challenge boundaries and take risks, reshaping the world around them. These movements may take different forms, but they share the same core impulse to create, disrupt, and be heard on their own terms. BEYOND THE STREETS transforms the Gallery into an immersive journey through the history of street culture and its ongoing influence. Spanning more than ten rooms and bringing together over 100 international creators, the exhibition features paintings, sculptures, fashion, ephemera, large-scale installations, site-specific interventions, immersive environments, historic works, new commissions, rare archives, and interactive experiences. Together, these works – many of which have been created specifically for the show – create a multilayered portrait of street culture: one that can be explored, experienced, and felt rather than simply viewed. Featured artists: A-ONE, Aida Wilde, Alexis Ross, André Saraiva, BANDO, Bart Simpson as El Barto, Barry McGee, BLADE, CAINE 1, Chantal Pinzi, Conor Harrington, C.R. Stecyk III, CRASH, Damien Hirst, David Storey, DEFER, DONDI, Drift, Duncan Weston, ERIC HAZE, Estevan Oriol, FAFI, Fátima de Juan, Felipe Pantone, FUTURA 2000, GG The Illustrator, GOLDIE & Metalheadz, Guerrilla Girls, Gus Coral, HELCH, Henry Chalfant, Hip Hop Connection Magazine, Hunt Emerson, Husk Mit Navn, Invader, IZ THE WIZ, Janette Beckman, Jenny Holzer, Jill Posener, John "Teflon" Sims, JR, Julio Anaya Cabanding, KAWS, KC Ortiz, Kenny Scharf, LADY PINK, LEE 163rd, Lucy Sparrow, Martha Cooper, MEAR ONE, MODE2, MOSES TAPS, MR B. & KIX, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Neil Kenlock, NOC 167, Normski, Okuda san Miguel, Ozzie Juarez, Patrick Martinez, Paul Insect, Pauline Black, PHASE 2, PHLEGM, PREF, PRIDE, QUIK, RAMMELLZEE, RAMS, Richard Reyes, RISK, Rocco and his Brothers, Roger Perry, ROIDS, Roy Reed, SABER, SCRIBLA, See Red Women's Workshop, Shepard Fairey, SHIRT KING PHADE, SHOK 1, SNAKE 1, STAY HIGH 149, Stephen "Buddha" Leafloor, TAKI 183, TEACH, The Big Issue, Tim Conlon, Timothy Curtis, Todd James, TOX 26, TRACY 168, Trevor Jackson + Donald Christie, TRIPL FURIOUS, Vaughn & Mark Bode, VHILS, WILSONBROTHERS x LWL, ZAKI DEE 163, ZEPHYR. Exhibition features include: Freestyle '85; History of Spray Paint & Infinity Room; Subway Art; Tube Graffiti History; Londonz Burning Archive; 2Tone Fashion & History; BreakBeat Lou – Ultimate Breaks & Beats; Hip Hop Polaroids, Fashion posters & flyers; Rubbish Stuff Puppet Shop; Pedestrian Graffiti; Chrome & Black: DIET, FATSO, TEACH, TIME, TOX, VEXZA, WISE & ZOMBY. BEYOND THE STREETS is supported by Rifflandia. With additional support from Logistics Partner TFA London.