The story of the bar at the birth of street art
A new book is documenting London’s infamous Dragon Bar with the artists who displayed, sprayed and played there.
Written by: Josh Jones
A new book is documenting London’s infamous Dragon Bar with the artists who displayed, sprayed and played there.
Written by: Josh Jones
Photographer Bandele ‘Tex’ Ajetunmobi spent five decades crafting an intimate portrait of the East End as seen through the eyes of a consummate insider.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Short film The Rest Is Noise explores how to stand out and be heard in the capital’s ever-changing musical landscape.
Written by: Alex King
Home Away From Home — For decades, an area of East London has served as a vital community hub for Vietnamese people looking for a taste of home.
Written by: Georgina Quanch
’Housing for all!‘ — In 1973, Tower Hamlets city council decided to tear down the crumbling buildings where squatters were living. Photographer David Hoffman documented the fight back in what would become the first protest photo book published in the UK.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Pounding pavements — The photographer who shot Rock Against Racism and The Battle of Lewisham reflects on building trust with his subjects and using the street as his studio.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Clapton on film — Mico Toledo’s latest project saw the photographer roaming the streets of Clapton, capturing its diverse residents and moments of quiet beauty.
Written by: Camilla Patini
Home Away From Home — The iconic East London location has long been a vibrant pocket of Bangla culture, it‘s curry houses a symbol of Bangladeshi resistance. But with rising rents and plans for a new shopping mall, can this community survive the threat of gentrification?
Written by: Mishti Ali
Homegrown — Photographer Stephen Burridge talks preserving the memory of places on the margins of capitalism and celebrating the UK's vibrant patchwork of communities.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Teenage riot — On and off-screen best friends Kosar Ali and Bukky Bakray on growing up in East London, and why diverse, multi-layered stories are as vital as ever.
Written by: Beth Webb
Remembering TRC — Dalston’s Total Refreshment Centre closed as a music venue a year ago – and although it may be gone, its legacy lives on. In her new book, Make Some Space, journalist Emma Warren explores why this pivotal space did so much for the capital’s creative communities.
Written by: Emma Finamore
Hidden stories — To mark the release of East London Photo Stories – a compilation of work on the titular neighbourhood – we speak to seven different photographers about what keeps bringing them back to the East End.
Written by: Huck