On a visit to the Museum of London three weeks ago, I noticed that new murals were in place featuring work from Thierry Noir, RUN, and John Dolan. The work seemed to have gone up a couple of days prior to my visit, and the John Dolan piece welcomed others passing by to add their own artwork to the mural. The artwork appears outside the entrance to the musuem with three main walls in the circular area being converted to mural.
Thierry Noir's characters, which have been popping up again recently in London, have been painted brightly onto one of the sections of the wall. Each face looks a little different. For more information and work from Thierry Noir, see my previous article here: Street Art: Thierry Noir.
Thierry Noir
RUN's recognisable faces and hands have also made an appearance onto one of the sections of the wall, and I have noticed some new pieces from him popping up recently. For more information about the artist, see my previous article: Street Art: RUN and New Street Art by RUN and the Rolling People.
RUN
A larger section of wall was drawn on by John Dolan, a Shoreditch-based street artist, who has recently been getting a lot of attention in the art community. I've seen him a few times drawing the cityscape and architecture with his dog sitting on the pavement on Shoreditch High Street, and I think his work is good. This piece has had several additions by the public and by other street artists. I noticed Stik and PureEvil and Thierry Noir add to the work. (Oh, and the large yellow fingers are by RUN.) Notice the Stik addition with the billboard in the image with the Battersea Power Station.
John Dolan
I do not think the work is going to last long at the Museum of London, and it may have already been removed, which is a pity because it is not really enough time for people to enjoy it. I was lucky to see it myself as I'd stopped by the museum with visitors from out of town on a trip to visit the museum before going off on a long holiday.
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