{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Best Ever \u0026 Ben Slow - Crimes of Minds","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-04-18T17:19:17Z","description":"British urban artists Ben Slow and Best Ever are just the first two of a wide range of famous artists who will join the French urban art event “Crimes of Minds”! Here are some first impressions from Brest...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Art Festival\u003c/em\u003e | Do you remember the post about the French urban art event “Crimes of Minds”? The festival, organized by French graffiti artist \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/4916925443/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiliwenn\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e finally started!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two British urban artists \u003cstrong\u003eBest Ever\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBen Slow\u003c/strong\u003e just started to paint some walls in the city of Brest and also Guy Denning is on his way to join this festival\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this project is to push the boundaries of street art to eventually be integrated into contextual art. The artist works directly on the ground of reality bringing his world to it. The artistic expression will even be exposed in the heart of the city directly touching the public. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.crimesofminds.com/english-version-1/\"\u003eabout Crimes of Minds\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the next weeks, many more famous urban artist, like \u003ca href=\"/herakut-yekaterinburg/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerakut\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbanart-photography.eu/portfolio-redesign/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorten Andersen\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/artist-studio-findac-london/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinDAC\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/c215-life-in-the-streets-through-art/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC215\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e will arrive in the small town to participate. For sure, I’ll keep you posted!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some first photos - Hope to get some more photos soon\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1716\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1716\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1716\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_1be67daee147c701.avif 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_79560c8dcb66d33a.avif 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_e245455b559ea696.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_ad11c600a5df4cef.webp 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_b4f067028faccd67.webp 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_71bbb3d557be44b3.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_a759b8b693c25ae4.jpg\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_6060c38d79a3801d.jpg 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_1f160db8918370c8.jpg 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans_hu_a759b8b693c25ae4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"950\" alt=\"crimes of minds - cans\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ecrimes of minds - cans\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1732\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1732\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1732\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_19e8ccb3597a8199.avif 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_e49f193e764e46c8.avif 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_60cdcbfd68b3bac.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_71d946e86e137bb4.webp 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_480fa9615379de70.webp 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_690681ecb3984ce8.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_64976752e89d88cc.jpg\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_85913e852cb474f2.jpg 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_2468a3665b1abcb8.jpg 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow_hu_64976752e89d88cc.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"crimes of minds - ben slow\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ecrimes of minds - ben slow\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1720\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1720\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1720\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_cc8c733c836d9899.avif 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_cbfc69168b6738d7.avif 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_713affb4beb757e7.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_48ce0a94d22a7d29.webp 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_691d2dad4eb16d5c.webp 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_a670378e8e3843cb.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_ab9a2eba7f461611.jpg\" srcset=\"/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_91692fda9f1cf7f3.jpg 480w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_d4f34cacf62583ba.jpg 960w, /best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds_hu_ab9a2eba7f461611.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"953\" alt=\"crimes of minds\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ecrimes of minds\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Urban Art Festival* | Do you remember the post about the French urban art event “Crimes of Minds”? The festival, organized by French graffiti artist [**Liliwenn**](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/4916925443/) finally started!\n\nThe two British urban artists **Best Ever** and **Ben Slow** just started to paint some walls in the city of Brest and also Guy Denning is on his way to join this festival...\n\n\u003e The aim of this project is to push the boundaries of street art to eventually be integrated into contextual art. The artist works directly on the ground of reality bringing his world to it. The artistic expression will even be exposed in the heart of the city directly touching the public. ([about Crimes of Minds](http://www.crimesofminds.com/english-version-1/))\n\nIn the next weeks, many more famous urban artist, like [**Herakut**](/herakut-yekaterinburg/), [**Morten Andersen**](http://www.urbanart-photography.eu/portfolio-redesign/), [**FinDAC**](/artist-studio-findac-london/) and [**C215**](/c215-life-in-the-streets-through-art/) will arrive in the small town to participate. For sure, I’ll keep you posted!\n\nHere are some first photos - Hope to get some more photos soon...\n\n![crimes of minds - cans](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-cans.jpg\u003e)\n\ncrimes of minds - cans ![crimes of minds - ben slow](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-minds-ben-slow.jpg\u003e)\n\ncrimes of minds - ben slow ![crimes of minds](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/crimes-of-minds.jpg\u003e)\n\ncrimes of minds ","tags":["Art Festival","Ben Slow","Best Ever","Street Art Europe"],"title":"Best Ever \u0026 Ben Slow - Crimes of Minds","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/best-ever-ben-slow-crimes-of-minds/"}