Books on street art and graffiti worth owning, and what each is for
Four books on street art and graffiti worth a place on the shelf, from Subway Art to a world atlas of walls, and what each one teaches you to see outside.
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Theatre, sound, museums, books and ideas around the arts, inside the city and a little beyond it.
Urban sketching supplies: a kit that fits in a coat pocket
A pocket kit for urban sketching: a hardback sketchbook, waterproof fineliners, a small watercolour box and a water brush, and why carrying less helps.
Listening to the city: soundwalks, radio art and field recording
From R. Murray Schafer and Hildegard Westerkamp to radio art and field recording, with a step by step method for leading a soundwalk in your own streets.
Art biennials in Southeast Europe, and how to visit one well
Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade and Manifesta's stops in the region: what the big art biennials of Southeast Europe offer, and a step by step way to visit one.
From pithead to stage: a cultural itinerary across the Ruhr
Zollverein, the Gasometer Oberhausen, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord and the Ruhrtriennale: a practical three-day route through the Ruhr's industrial culture.