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Architect baiting
The Space Hijackers is an inventive and subversive group of London ‘Anarchitects’ who specialise in reclaiming public spaces – usually without permission. Projects have ranged from ‘guerrilla benching’ (taking benches to sites where they had recently been removed by Camden Council, and bolting them to the pavement) to organising a midnight game of cricket in the middle of the City. Most recently they have taken particular umbrage to the glossy architects’ drawings that get pinned on the side of the fencing around luxury flat developments, and have been producing their own pastiches, depicting children’s playgrounds and other things that people would actually like to see built.
For info visit www.spacehijackers.org.
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5 comments
wagwan oi can i use this pic cause me teacher makin us do sumthin with body poppin safe yh
Why not go to the original painting gig at Westbourne Studios in Notting Hill.They do recycled canvases for £30 and it is a way cooler venue. www.fig108.com
£40 is steep and makes me think it might only attract city types, etc (who I'm not necessarily interested in meeting). The materials can't cost much more than a fiver so I'd be expecting a lobster dinner for my money.
I agree with Marcus - I'd love a go at this but it's far too expensive... I would maybe fork out 25 quid.
good idea but so exspensive. can we people not organise something this simple with a smaller price? paintjam at your house!