{"id":2505,"date":"2026-11-12T11:59:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:19:10","slug":"beyond-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/2026\/11\/12\/beyond-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5435-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"A cartoon of Roy, GG and Normski\" class=\"wp-image-2506\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.500000032146326;width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5435-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5435-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5435-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5435.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday I was at the book signing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchigallery.com\/exhibition\/beyond-the-streets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the Streets exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery<\/a>, just off the King&#8217;s Road in Chelsea. I was sitting next to Normski and GG the Illustrator (Gianna Fiore). GG did a quick cartoon of the three of us. The queue to get books signed was crazy. At its height, people were queueing for nearly three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5431-32-Pano-1024x405.jpg\" alt=\"The queue to get books signed\" class=\"wp-image-2507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5431-32-Pano-1024x405.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5431-32-Pano-450x178.jpg 450w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5431-32-Pano-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5431-32-Pano-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5431-32-Pano.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition is fantastic, showing the history of more than 60 years of graffiti and street art reflecting a background in politics, various music scenes, fashion, film and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s some examples from the show (click to see larger).<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery floatbox galleryid-2505 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail' data-fb-options='group:galleryid-2505'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5345.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photos on the stairwell\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tPhotos on the stairwell\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5356.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5356-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spray Cans infinity wall\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tSpray Cans infinity wall\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5361.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5361-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tribute to &#039;Subway Art&#039; by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tTribute to &#8216;Subway Art&#8217; by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5384.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5384-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rubbish Stuff puppet store\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tRubbish Stuff puppet store\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5394.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5394-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The work of See Red Women&#039;s Workshop\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe work of See Red Women&#8217;s Workshop\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5390.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5390-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Neon signs\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tNeon signs &#8211; Patrick Martinez\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5401.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5401-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Artist&#039;s Studio\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tArtist&#8217;s Studio\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5388.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5388-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beat Girl by Hunt Emerson\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tBeat Girl by Hunt Emerson\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5380.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5380-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Work by Invader\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tWork by Invader\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5367.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5367-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Video Wall\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tVideo Wall\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5368.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5368-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Record Store\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tRecord Store\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5371.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5371-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The work of Felipe Pantone\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThe work of Felipe Pantone\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5370.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5370-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"This has become a tribute to Helch\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tThis has become a tribute to Helch\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5398.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5398-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Work by Shepard Fairey\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tWork by Shepard Fairey\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5395.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5395-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Work by GG The Illustrator\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\r\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n\t\t\t\tWork by GG The Illustrator\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div style='clear: both; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; height: 0;'><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here&#8217;s my wall of photos, entry in the catalogue and my book in the bookshop.<\/p>\n\n\n<div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"cycloneslider cycloneslider-template-standard cycloneslider-width-responsive\" id=\"cycloneslider-beyond-the-streets-1\" style=\"max-width:451px\" > <div class=\"cycloneslider-slides cycle-slideshow\" data-cycle-allow-wrap=\"true\" data-cycle-dynamic-height=\"off\" data-cycle-auto-height=\"451:300\" data-cycle-auto-height-easing=\"null\" data-cycle-auto-height-speed=\"250\" data-cycle-delay=\"0\" data-cycle-easing=\"\" data-cycle-fx=\"fade\" data-cycle-hide-non-active=\"true\" data-cycle-log=\"false\" data-cycle-next=\"#cycloneslider-beyond-the-streets-1 .cycloneslider-next\" data-cycle-pager=\"#cycloneslider-beyond-the-streets-1 .cycloneslider-pager\" data-cycle-pause-on-hover=\"true\" data-cycle-prev=\"#cycloneslider-beyond-the-streets-1 .cycloneslider-prev\" data-cycle-slides=\"&gt; div\" data-cycle-speed=\"1000\" data-cycle-swipe=\"1\" data-cycle-tile-count=\"7\" data-cycle-tile-delay=\"100\" data-cycle-tile-vertical=\"true\" data-cycle-timeout=\"4000\" > <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5346-451x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5410-451x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DS2_5403-451x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <a href=\"#\" class=\"cycloneslider-prev\"> <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"cycloneslider-next\"> <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition runs until 5 May 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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I was sitting next to Normski and GG the Illustrator (Gianna Fiore). GG did a quick cartoon of the three of us. The queue to get books signed was crazy. 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