Art News

Vibrant street art exhibition at Ulster Museum showcases over 30 street artists

BELFAST.- A vibrant collection of works, by some of today’s most celebrated and controversial street artists, opens at the Ulster Museum, Friday 9 December. The exhibition showcases over 30 street artists, including the world-famous Banksy, D*Face, Sickboy, Miss Tic, Shepard Fairey and Jamie Hewlett, featured through bold and colourful prints and stickers, highlighting the diversity and talent that can be found in the street art community. Street art is an internationally recognised urban phenomenon that crosses all boundaries and media. It is a diverse, constantly evolving art form that moves across the derelict buildings, bus shelters and hoardings of cities around the world. The exhibition, which runs until March, explores the way street art has moved from the painted wall to other forms of media, such as printmaking, creating distinctive, exciting visuals along the way. Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art at National Museums Nor