Following on from a previous post I thought I’d update you on some further artwork that I came across in East London.

James Cochran is the latest graffiti artist to have his work on display in Whitby Street. Judging by how many tags and variations of Instagram photos I have seen I would say that it has been a hit among locals and tourists. Cochran has managed to create both a soft and hard focus using a drip painting style, which allows the object of the piece to really jump out at you. The more angles you view it from the more detail becomes apparent.

A great site to check out if you are passing through Shoreditch.

London is heaving with coffee shops. From Pret A Manger to Starbucks to Costa, you can’t turn a street corner without seeing one. But growing alongside these huge chains are the more trendy shops, the type that don’t have to scream out for your attention and showcase an unappealing lengthy queue. As popular as the huge chains are, I feel that they often lack character and the coffee doesn’t impress as much as you’d hope.

Whilst walking through Bishopsgate and Spitalfields Market, I came across a chain that I had never heard of before - Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. Both shops were unique had completely different layouts and interiors; Bishopsgate was light and open with windows and an organised seating area, whereas the Spitalfields shop kept with the market theme and was set in a small corner comprising of open brickwork and just a few benches to share with other customers.

Whilst being a little on the expensive side, you get to choose which coffee beans you would like for your brew and the staff make your visit really enjoyable. I think Department of Coffee and Social Affairs should be the place you visit next to give you your morning coffee hit.

For more information and locations, click here.

Popin’ Pete will be holding their launch party at our Project Space in Shoreditch on Wednesday 12th August. It is also United Nation’s International Youth Day so they will be having a whole day of celebrations with young people from Plymouth, Leeds, Nottingham and London.

They have recently returned from Leeds where they had over 200 people taking part, raising an impressive £300 for Macmillan Cancer. Check out their latest promo below, and for more information visit www.scannersinc.org

Our latest artist Jillian Eldridge who is currently exhibiting work at our Project Space in Shoreditch, will be holding a coffee and pastry event this Sunday 3rd August. Jillian is currently showcasing her beautiful paintings in our gallery, and it is a fantastic opportunity to meet her and discuss the artwork. It’s free entry and open between 11am and 1pm.

To find out more about Jillian’s work, visit her website www.jillianeldridge.co.uk

Every now and again it’s good to take oneself out of our comfort zones and discuss those taboo topics. A bit of toilet humour can’t hurt after all?

This little gem we stumbled across, should be a feature in every guest cloakroom.

A collaboration between that great French fashion label A.P.C. and the achingly beautiful skincare brand, Aesop. As with both their designs, it looks pretty good on the shelf and smells even better, with extracts of Ylang Ylang, mandarin peel and tangerine.

Just a few drops and you’re away…!

When you’re next checking out the Londonewcastle Project Space, pop into Aesop or APC as both have stores on Redchurch Street, Shoreditch.

We reckon that, within 18 months, there might be a choice of half a dozen boutique hotels within a concierge’s dash from the Huntingdon - our proposed new residential-led development in the heart of Shoreditch.

The Boundary still rules Redchurch Street, while the hot and happening Ace Hotel runs the the High Street. Hats off to them for getting David and Pablo of Bistrotheque fame to open Hoi Polloi there.

Another NY import, the Gansevoort is being built on Curtain Road. The Nobu Hotel will be situated next door to one of our favourite pubs, the Griffin, on Leonard Street. We also hear that the super cred Dutch operator, Citizen M is eyeing an interesting site off Great Eastern Street.

Perhaps though, the most exciting news is the possibility that the daddy of them all, Ian Schrager, is about to raise the bar by opening his Public Hotel concept very near us.

Back in the Summer (remember those long heady days….), James REKA stopped by Chance Street to update the wall he did a year or so ago for us before heading off to Stolen Space Gallery off Brick Lane where some of his latest work has been exhibited for sale.

This is exactly the type of collab we are into - a great guy, at the top of his game, producing quality work that really adds something to our Programme. James, we salute you and hope to see you next year.

What REKA has been up to…

This year, Reka has had solo shows in Denmark and Melbourne, has exhibited at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) in Bristol and participated in Stolen Space’s 7th Anniversary Group Show in London - as well as pieces appearing in New York, Munich, Denver and Cologne exhibitions.

On the streets, his characters adorn the walls of cities around the world from Japan and Milan to Paris and Brooklyn. Reka’s works have recently been acquired by the National Gallery of Australia for their permanent collection - cementing his place as one of Australia’s most respected contemporary street artists.

Check out REKA’s works available at Stolen Space Gallery.

With the start of the Frieze Art Fair in sight, last night the guys from daydreaming projects opened their door at our gallery at Redchurch Street to present Erebus an exhibition of new works by Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.

The name EREBUS takes our thoughts to darkness and the underworld, as it stems from Greek Mythology. Upon entering the venue you have various choices, the walls are used to show the brilliant photography pieces but in addition there is also a 13 minute film.

The central 13-­‐minute film in the exhibition is a response to Maliphant’s full-­‐length contemporary dancework. The Rodin Project that was inspired by the great French sculptor’s oeuvre and performed at Sadler’s WellsTheatre in London and The Joyce Theatre in New York in 2012.

Maliphant’s dancers won global plaudits for their monumental performances and can be seen in the film. A multi-­‐award winning creative team who worked on the film also include director of photography Tim Morris Jones, editor Xavier Perkins, art director Robin Brown, musician James Lavelle, and costume designer Stevie Stewart.

You should definitely stop by during Frieze and get inspired by this insightful and entertaining piece

No need to book and no entry fee.

At the end of a hot summer of street art, there seemed to be one (flank) wall on Ebor Street looking sorry for itself. Shame as it’s very visible from nearby BOXPARK (grab a burger outside of Bukowski and you’ll see what we mean). Shame no more.

After a quick call from a friendly agent, ABOVE dropped by on his way through London and go look what he did…

Hopefully Dean and Alex and all the crew from ‘C on C’ will approve.

It’s all looking rather international on the block - what with the UK, USA (x2), Australia (via Berlin), Beligium and Germany now presented.

More above ABOVE? See here…

A few emails, some flights from The Fatherland and 4 days back to back work later and Chance Street has never looked so good.

The finished wall

We first met Claudia Walde (aka MadC) back in 2011 when her 700Walls project in Germany caught our eye and she was over in London to launch a graff typographic book for Thames & Hudson at the Pure Evil Gallery. Meanwhile, she kindly stopped by the Londonewcastle Depot (RIP) with her team and did a stunning, though dark piece.

2 years on and with Summer here, the artist has returned and boy has she brightened up the street. The block itself is now a microcosmic who’s who of the Street Art world with ROA, Eine, Reka, Shep Fairey, Stik and now MadC entering the fray.

Chance Street never looked so good

With one wall left and plans afoot already, will any one out there surpass this?!

Here are a few completed images of the fine work that celebrated street artist EINE has done on Ebor Street. It was cold, but the good man of Hastings shrugged off the elements in fine, colourful style, doing away with the Anti-Anti-Anti and Pro Pro Pro missives of 2010 (read the story on EINE’s blog) and replacing them them with some new words.

A big shout to ad agency Mother for doing the double and asking the artist to paint their side of the street.

It always makes we wonder when a new one of these pops up, what those dudes doing graff tours to eager Japanese students say ‘knowledgeably’ about the stories behind these walls…

Anyway, hope you like the new works. Have a look next time you are down in Shoreditch - first right off Redchurch Street as soon as you pass the Tea Building.

Forgot to post this picture taken a while back (well, mid-January) when I visited the London Art Fair 2013 courtesy of our friends TAG Fine Arts, Catlin Art Prize (welcome back to Londonewcastle Project Space in 2013!) and ALISN.

The print on the left was on a gallery booth wall mounted innocently enough in a nice picture frame with an even nicer price beside it. It is, however, dwarfed by the massive free-to-view-everyday piece that the artist created back in October in Shoreditch for his sell-out London show at Stolen Space gallery (read the original blog).

The piece is still free to view if you are passing the area off Bethnal Green Road (opposite Box Park). Who knows for how long.

The exhibition of wearable art by Superfertile/ Kali Arulpragasam at Maurice Einhardt Neu Gallery, next door to the London Project Space in Redchurch Street, has just closed.

The unisex collection comprises 24 medium and large necklaces of carefully selected stones that have been crafted into accurate colour matched world map indexes. All of the pieces are hand-made, with the utmost precision and execution using gold and silver plated brass as the bases which are then meticulously inlaid with semi-precious stones.

All necklaces will soon be available to purchase online at www.superfertile.com

Sao Paulo Street Artist FLIP was in town last week to paint the interior of new Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian restaurant SushiSamba on the 38 and 39th floors of the Heron Tower on Bishopsgate opposite Liverpool Street Station (he did the interior of the SushiSamba in Las Vegas a few years back too).

While he was here, he was itching to leave his public mark. A call from local artist-turned-gallerist Pure Evil connected this wall opposite the entrance to Shoreditch House with us and some 48 hours later it was all over and the man from Brazil was on a flight out of the country. We think it cheers up this part of the street no end, what do you think?

Read an interview with the artist on the Street Art London blog.

As part of BMW’s sponsorship of the London Olympics, the brand has brought their Art Cars to a brutalist multi-storey car park in Shoreditch. It’s co-hosted by the ICA and their touch shows in the cool, minimalist staging.

It’s the first time in 35 years of the programme that the cars have been to the UK and they are only here for 2 weeks - so we would advise a visit before the show closes on 4th August.

There are 16 cars in the exhibition which span international road and race cars from 1975 to 2010. The vehicles might be highlights alone for car fanatics (3.0CSLs, Z1, M3s, 850CSI, 635CSIs, M1, 535i…), but it’s the line-up of international artists and their interpretation of moving art that impresses most.

it all started with Alexander Calder in 1975 and takes in Frank Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, Fuchs, Rauschenberg, Hockney, Holzer and others, ending with Jeff Koon’s 2010 M3 GTR which raced at Le Mans.

Everyone will have their favourites. I’d take Frank Stella’s 1976 3.0CSL as a daily driver and put Jenny Holzer’s 1999 V12 LMR up on my heated garage wall.