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An insider's guide to discovering the world's best urban art. From amazing wall murals to Banksy's stencils and Invader's mosaics, we showcase 140 creative hotspots across 42 cities and tell you how to find them, as well as introduce pioneering artists and interview those who shaped the movement. Street art is now present in almost every city, town and village in the world, from Aachen to Zwolle. Its true audience is measured in the billions. And given that the first record of homo sapiens painting on walls is thought to date back around 40,000 years, it's surprising that street art has taken so long to flourish. Today, the proliferation of legal walls and organised festivals around the world makes it possible to encounter thought-provoking, transformative art in the most unexpected of places.
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Ed Bartlett is a British art curator and founder of The Future Tense - an independent fine art platform working with contemporary artists, galleries, institutions and select cultural brands to produce exhibitions, publications and a range of special projects.Prior to founding The Future Tense, Bartlett was an established figure in the video game industry and one of the pioneers of in-game advertising. During his 15 years working in games he contributed to a number of books including The Secrets of the Game Business and Introduction to Game Development, as well as a variety of reports and articles in publications including the Global Innovation Report, iMedia Connection, MCV, Develop, PC Gamer, PC Format, PC Zone and Edge.A keen cyclist and adventurer, Bartlett is currently working on a major new book about the vanlife scene for release via Lonely Planet in November 2018.
