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London: Meanwhile

This years Wicked Changes VI partners with artist Aida Wilde to present Meanwhile… 10 Years Back, an exhibition looking back through 10 years of Hackney Wick to the iconic Napier project and the Save Yourselves exhibition of 2016. The exhibition will be spread over 2 sites in Hackney Wick from July through to September.

July 2016 saw the decent of the “Lunatics” in a 48-hour take-over of the iconic Lord Napier derelict pub situated on the corner of White Post Lane in Hackney Wick. The brain child of local artist/social commentator Aida Wilde, who curated the project and organised over 29 multi-disciplinary artists – all of which had either lived, worked, or contributed to the ever-changing landscape of the artistic/street art scene of the “wastelands & warehouses” over the years. 

To mark the 10 year anniversary of the “Lunatics Takeover” of the Lord Napier, and to commemorate this iconic and influential project that took place on a landmark building that was the beating heart of Hackney Wick, we have invited artists and creators to participate in an open call exhibition. Part archival and part curation, the exhibition showcases both those who have captured or documented this monumental building between the dates of 2016-2020, as well as those responding to the ever changing environment of Hackney Wick since.

Exhibiting works by Aida Wilde, Ahmad El Mad, Alex Robertson, Alice Valentina Biga, Annika McSeveny, Ben Wakeling, BUTTERFLY, Cian O’Neill, Danny Purtill, Dave Stuart, Dean Woods, Dwayne Brown, Graham Elder, Herve Constant, Janice Taylor, Jeanette Barnes, Johnny Truant, Lawrence Brand, Lorella Bianco, Luna Park, Lydia Thornley, Mackenzie Scott Clowes, Mark Rigney, Matthew Payne, Ripley Fletcher, Simon Cole, SCULPTURE (Reuben Sutherland & Dan Hayhurst), Tom Ward, Tomas Baltazari, Will Edgecombe. 

Wicked Changes VI, Meanwhile | Part 2

Meanwhile… 10 Years Back in Hackney Wick

Wicked Changes VI: Meanwhile | Part 2

10 Years Back in Hackney Wick

25th July – 5th September 2026

Felstead Art | Trampery

13 Rookwood Way, London, E3 2XT

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Video: Aida Wilde interview for V&A Museum

The Victoria & Albert Museum just revealed a fantastic interview and insight into Aida Wilde’s practice and creative process.

Aida Wilde is currently part of the exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum titled “Lasting Impressions: Women Printmakers 1900–Now“. The show highlights 25 women printmakers spanning more than a century, among them Käthe Kollwitz, the Guerrilla Girls, and Nikki de Saint Phalle.

On view until Sunday, 27 September 2026
Victoria &Albert Museum South Kensington, London

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London: Banksy sculpture

A new sculpture has appeared in the heart of London, set upon a plinth in St James’s, Waterloo Place, among the bronze statues of Edward VII and the Crimean War Memorial.

It shows a figure in a suit, striding forward with certainty, while a flag unfurls violently behind the individual, sweeping around the head like a storm‑caught veil and blotting out their sight. The figure leans past the edge of the plinth, suspended in the instant before a fall.

Banksy’s signature is engraved at the base.

The political message is a sharp metaphor: a flag — symbol of belonging, unity, pride — becomes a shroud. What should illuminate instead obscures. What should steady instead misleads. The march, usually a gesture of purpose or solidarity, turns hollow and perilous when severed from vision, awareness, or doubt. Conviction without sight becomes a step into emptiness.

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1,2,3 Banksy safari in London

Since the 5 August 2024, elusive artist Banksy has been treating London with some new stencil artworks accross the city.

On 5 August, off Kew Bridge in Richmond, a silhouette of a goat appeared on top of a ledge looking down cheekily at CCTV camera, with debris falling down the side of the building.

On 6 August a couple of elephants in separate rooms are facing each other in the district of Chelsea.

On 7 August, three monkeys are playfully balancing underneath the London overground bridge off Brick Lane in East London.

Update – 08 August 2024

On day 4 of his animal themed serie, Banksy  unveiled a wolf howling on full moon, making a clever use of a satellite dish.

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Located in Peckham Rye, South London, the sattelite dish with the artwork got stolen less than one hour after being confirmed by the artist.

Update 09/08

On this fifth day, Banksy unveiled an artwork of pelicans pinching fish from a London chip shop sign. Located on Bonners Fish Bar in Walthamstow, the artwork shows one bird stooping down to scoop up a fish on the takeaway’s sign, while another is tossing one in the air.

10/08/2024

Banksy has confirmed the sixth artwork in his new animal-themed collection across London, a silhouette of a panther on an empty, distressed billboard. The mural is located in Edgware Road, Cricklewood

11/08/2024

This time it’s in Ludgate, with another more elaborate style. It depicts piranhas swimming in a police entry box.

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12/08/2024

Banksy is still on a roll, with a humorous stencil of a rhino strategically placed, looking as if it’s mounting a car with a traffic cone on its hood. It’s all about placement…

Located in Westmoors St, Charlton.

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13/08/2024

 A ninth piece appeared on a white shutter at the London Zoo, with a gorilla depicted lifting its base the release birds and a seal, with more eyes glowing the darkness.

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Banksy GOAT in London

A monochrome stencil artwork featuring a silouette of a goat perched on top of a wall appeared has been confirmed by elusive artist Banksy.

Located in Kew Bridge in Richmond, the piece shows the goat looking down cheekily at CCTV camera, with debris falling down the side of the building.

Since the artist did not write any caption on his Instagram post, the work is up to interpretation.