The Cans Festival, London in articles from the artzine on artrepublic.com

If you were in London over the Bank Holiday weekend (3rd – 5th May) you may have caught a glimpse of the Cans Festival. A disused road tunnel in south London was turned into a giant exhibition space, for some of the worlds top graffiti artists.

The in a half-mile stretch of the tunnel in Leake Street, Waterloo, was transformed from a dark forgotten corner of London onto a cutting edge exhibition space with stencil graffiti on the walls and 3D art installations. 

Artists who took part included C215, Blek le Rat, Faile, Pure Evil, Logan Hicks, Eelus and Banksy, as well as members of the public who were also invited to join in.


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