See No Evil (artwork)

See No Evil
Year 2011 (2011)
Location Bristol

See No Evil is a collection of works of public art by multiple graffiti artists, located around Nelson Street, Bristol, UK. The event took place over the weekend of 20/21 August 2011 and was Europe's largest street art festival at the time.[1] It culminated with a block party.[2]

Contents

Description

It comprises murals of various sizes, some painted on tower blocks, including a 10-storey office block.[1] The works were created under a road closure,[1] using scaffolding and aerial work platforms.[2]

Historical information

The event was coordinated by Inkie, who collaborated with Bristol City Council, music promoter Team Love and Sam Brandt, director of Weapon of Choice Gallery, to arrange it.[2] The Council contributed £80 000 to the project, on the assumption of attracting tourists,[1] with place-making director Mike Bennett paying for half of the project through his salary.[3] The £80 000 was to be matched by private donations.[1]

Artists

A total of 72 graffiti artists were invited to take part,[4] including twenty of the world's leading artists, such as including Inkie, El Mac, Tats Cru, Smug, Swanski, BG 183, O Two and Nick Walker.[1][5] Louisa McGillicuddy, writing in The Independent, noted that only two of the artists were women.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tahir, Tariq (August 19, 2011). "World's top graffiti artists at Europe's biggest street art festival in Bristol". Metro. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/872831-world-s-top-graffiti-artists-at-europes-biggest-street-art-festival-in-bristol. Retrieved November 16, 2011. "[...] relying on cranes to lift them up alongside buildings in Nelson Street [...] The event is a collaboration between Inkie – who was part of the city’s graffiti scene alongside Banksy in the 1980s – as well as music promoters Team Love and the council. [...] See No Evil ends tomorrow with Block Party [...]" 
  2. ^ "Art attack begins to transform Nelson Street, Bristol". Bristol Evening Post (Bristol). August 16, 2011. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Art-attack-begins-transform-Nelson-Street-Bristol/story-13141400-detail/story.html. Retrieved November 25, 2011. "Mike Bennett, Bristol City Council's place-making director, who will pay for half of the project through his salary [...]" 
  3. ^ a b McGillicuddy, Louisa (December 14, 2011). "Graffiti: Meet the street writing women". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/graffiti-meet-the-street-writing-women-6276454.html. Retrieved December 22, 2011. "While recent projects like the See No Evil event in Bristol marked a major step forward in the UK's embrace of street art, it was shocking to note that of the 72 artists invited to take part, just two were women." 
  4. ^ Cullen, Miguel (August 26, 2011). "Graffiti gets the star treatment in Bristol". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/graffiti-gets-the-star-treatment-in-bristol-2344428.html. Retrieved November 16, 2011. "Graffiti artist BG 183, who came to Bristol this month [...] Hats off to O Two for this. [...] Nick Walker was author of perhaps the most striking piece at the event [...]" 

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