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50 SHADES OF CONCRETE

‘Imagine a city where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stopwas never boring. A city that felt like a party where everyone was invited, not just the estate agents and barons of big business. Imagine a city like that. And stop leaning against the wall – it's wet.’

Those aren’t my words. They’ve been immortalised by the inimitable Banksy, probably the world’s most famous (graffiti) artist.

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