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Rise of the Nonconformists Exhibition
2023/24
The Rise of the Nonconformists outdoor exhibition displays artworks painted live at WXSP by participating artists and installed on buildings along Whitecross Street. Scroll down to follow the exhibition trail and see each artist and the location of their work. The trail begins on Old Street between Bunhill Row and Whitecross Street. All image credits Kash Bashir / @no_submission_ except where noted.
EPOD
Corner of Whitecross Street at Old Street
Epod's piece EC1 is a stunner, with subtlety and details usually reserved for historic art museums.
Carrie Reichardt
Corner of Whitecross Street at Old Street
British Biennial ceramicist Carrie Reichardt created this ceramic blue plaque street art to commemorate "British hedonist" Priss Fotheringam.
STERLING
Salad Kitchen, 126 Whitecross Street (viewable after hours)
A bonus piece on the shutters of Salad Kitchen, painted on the spur of the moment during WXSP '23.
Zandism
Top mural of 3, corner of Garrett and Whitecross
These long-lashed eyes against splashes of colour and sparkle make the top of this huge wall a real 'looker'
@zandism
TORS
Middle Mural of 3, corner of Garrett and Whitecross on tall building
A colourful pop filling out the middle of the wall.
@torismo92
Ed Hicks
Bottom mural of 3, corner of Garrett and Whitecross
This artist creates intricate landscape images, his Insta calling out to 'make street art ART again'
@ed_hicks
Shauna Blanchfield
Garrett Street, shorter wall on left
Shauna has done an amazing wall capturing her real life 'mini-muse' Farrah.
Hazard0ne
Banner Street
Hazard0ne brought an absolute cracker of a work to the WXSP this year. Catch it on the wall all year.
@Hazard0ne
Sophie Mess
124 Whitecross Street - Above the Chinese Hot Pot
This not-formally-trained painter brings her botanical-inspired splashes of colour to Whitecross Street. Painted at the 2022 party, we are delighted to have it up for a second year.
Photo credit: @cultureforfreedom / Instagram
Karski
Roscoe Street near Whitecross Street
The Dutch artist is a first at WXSP and has delivered with this incredibly eye-catching colourful piece.
Steve XOH
BT Box on Roscoe Street
Stevexoh painted 272 (yes!) birds this year on the Roscoe Street BT box in between selling his prints at a stall...how's that for a multi-talented bloke?
@stevexoh
Gorillas by Night
Just South of Roscoe Street on Whitecross
An eye-catching monster of a mural from Gorillas by Night.
@gorillasbynight
SNATCH
On Whitecross Street just south of Roscoe
An amazing job at mind-bending lettering from Snatch
@iamfakeblood
AUNTY CHOK
Peabody Estate Wall, Whitecross Street
One of the female founders of the London scene, seen for the first time on WX Street.
@pandas_jams
PINKY
Peabody Estate Wall, Whitecross Street
This year's poster artist Pinky created a gorgeously psychedelic homage to the WXSP '23 theme: Art Not War.
ZAKI
Peabody Estate Wall, Whitecross Street
Check out the details inside the lettering in this piece from Zaki!
Reves
Dufferin Street corner of Whitecross Street
Reves colourful piece is fun and brings a non-conformist twang to the street corner.
Roo
Dufferin Street corner of Whitecross Street
Roo's smug looking cat makes us all want a fur coat and brick wall.