Great art pushes boundaries, challenges norms, and makes demands of its audience. As such, it could be argued that some of the greatest art can be found outside of galleries and museums, in the streets and in everyday life. It’s there that you’ll find the misfits, the rule-breakers, and the risk-takers. And a brand new exhibition is coming to London, from boundary-pushing curators BEYOND THE STREETS, which will celebrate 6 decades of street culture disruptors and innovators.
Touching down at the Saatchi Gallery on November 11, the BEYOND THE STREETS exhibition will celebrate “the art, music, and culture of the streets”. To do so, they’re bringing together works from over 100 artists, presenting “new, historic and previously unseen works by leading figures in international street culture.”
BEYOND THE STREETS will trace the impact of street culture on contemporary art, as well as fashion, music, and activism. They’re telling the stories of the “innovators and legends from graffiti, street art, hip-hop, 2Tone and a wider ecosystem of people willing to challenge boundaries and take risks, reshaping the world around them”. Disparate though their worlds and output may have been, all of them ultimately set out to “create, disrupt, and be heard on their own terms.”
BEYOND THE STREETS at the Saatchi Gallery
Across more than 10 rooms, the BEYOND THE STREETS exhibition will transform the Saatchi Gallery into “an immersive journey through the history of street culture and its ongoing influence”. Pieces run the gamut from paintings to sculpture, fashion, large-scale installations, site-specific installations, interactive experiences, and more. Altogether, they present a tapestry of 60 years of street culture that the viewer can explore and immerse themselves in, instead of simply viewing.
Among the pieces that guests can explore are:
- work from the Black Panthers’ official photographer Neil Kenlock
- a short film from Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova
- 35 of the Big Issue’s most influential covers – including the first-ever issue
- a spray paint infinity room
- a recreation of part of a New York City subway train
- early polaroids of US hip-hop stars dating back to 1971
- a history of graffiti on the London Underground
- and much more…
📍 Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, SW3 4RY.
🚇 The nearest station is Sloane Square.
🎟️ Tickets can be bought online or at the door. Tickets start at £15. Members go free.
🖼️ November 11, 2026 – May 5, 2027. 10am – 6pm (last admission 5pm).
