{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"London’s Most Public Gallery","height":720,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/londons-most-public-gallery/village-underground-london.jpg","width":1200},"credit":"","date":"2011-11-10T14:38:57Z","description":"London’s most famous public art gallery at Village Underground is turning five years old, for what reason they try to evolve by transforming their walls into an permanent art space...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAfter I wrote about the \u003ca href=\"/style-wars-the-outtakes/\"\u003eStyle Wars rescue\u003c/a\u003e, I just stumbled upon another urban art related Kickstarter project: The Wall - London’s Most Public Gallery is public art project whose aim is to transform the well-known brick facade of London’s Village Underground (that’s the wall where I photographed \u003ca href=\"/herakut-live-in-london-photos/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerakut\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"/london-graffiti-titi-freak-in-action/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiti Freak\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and others\u0026hellip;) into an permanent art space including bullet proof metal and glass frames to protect the art work from theft and vandalism\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough I like the idea of turning a gallery inside out by exhibiting in the streets (that’s how street art started like a couple of years ago), this in my eyes is a quite controversial project. The reason for that opinion is quite simple: Glass frames, digital walls, etc. will destroy the pure beauty of this somehow unique space.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, I’m not quite sure about this project, so \u003ca href=\"http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1656940722/the-wall-londons-most-public-gallery\"\u003echeck it out yourself\u003c/a\u003e and let me know your thoughts about it - maybe you can find some arguments convincing me!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://verynearlyalmost.com/blog/2011/11/09/village-underground-wall-project/\"\u003everynearlyalmost.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter I wrote about the [Style Wars rescue](/style-wars-the-outtakes/), I just stumbled upon another urban art related Kickstarter project: The Wall - London’s Most Public Gallery is public art project whose aim is to transform the well-known brick facade of London’s Village Underground (that’s the wall where I photographed [**Herakut**](/herakut-live-in-london-photos/), [**Titi Freak**](/london-graffiti-titi-freak-in-action/) and others...) into an permanent art space including bullet proof metal and glass frames to protect the art work from theft and vandalism...\n\nAlthough I like the idea of turning a gallery inside out by exhibiting in the streets (that’s how street art started like a couple of years ago), this in my eyes is a quite controversial project. The reason for that opinion is quite simple: Glass frames, digital walls, etc. will destroy the pure beauty of this somehow unique space.\n\nNevertheless, I’m not quite sure about this project, so [check it out yourself](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1656940722/the-wall-londons-most-public-gallery) and let me know your thoughts about it - maybe you can find some arguments convincing me!\n\nVia [verynearlyalmost.com](http://verynearlyalmost.com/blog/2011/11/09/village-underground-wall-project/).\n","tags":["Public Art","Gallery","Village Underground","Street Art London"],"title":"London’s Most Public Gallery","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/londons-most-public-gallery/"}