A London Street Art tour of Hackney Wick
We at Hookedblog followed the towpath along London's Regents canal all the way out to Hackney Wick in East London yesterday to visit some friends with our camera in tow.
A Street Art tour of Hackney Wick
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With the London 2012 Olympics Games fast approaching and the Olympic Stadium and village located just across the canal from the artistic community of HackneyWick, it is highly likely that the whole area will be scrubbed clean and redeveloped for the tourists just ahead of the opening of the games.
Large-scale mural work in Hackney Wick featuring the work of artists Sweet Toof, Tek33, and Mighty MO.
UPDATE February 2012:
If you get the chance be sure and visit this wonderfully creative neighborhood before this happens there is still lots of great street art and graffiti to see along the canal and streets leading to the Hackney Wick Overground train station.
Here is a selection of some of the Hackney Wick street art and graffiti that we captured on our short visit to this vibrant London neighborhood.
UPDATE February 2012:
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We have read reports yesterday via Twitter, that the local council has begun their clean-up operation of the Hackney Wick neighborhood already, with the empty yard next to Hackney Wick Station having now been whitewashed of all the vibrant work that once adorned the large-scale wall.
If this is the case hopefully some of the artists will take this opportunity to reclaim this space again and hit back with some fresh new work.
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