Milton Keynes Hip Hop Culture Part 1B (MK Gallery Exhibition 2021)

Welcome to the second section documenting the Milton Keynes Hip Hop Culture Part One Exhibition held at MK Gallery Project Space during July and August 2021. To access part A of the article please visit:

MK Hip Hop Culture Part 1 – MK Gallery Project Space, 2021.

In this section of the article we are going to cover the remaining images, videos and memorabilia displayed in the exhibition and explain how several of the artists, crews and projects relate to each other in the context of the local Hip Hop scene. Continue reading

Milton Keynes Hip Hop Culture Part 1C (MK Gallery Exhibition 2021)

Welcome to the third part of the article documenting the Milton Keynes Hip Hop Culture Part One Exhibition held at MK Gallery Project Space during July and August 2021. This section follows on from parts A and B which can be accessed by clicking the below links:

MK Hip Hop Culture Part 1 – MK Gallery Project Space, 2021.

Once the exhibition had been set up and opened to the public the Break to the beat team, associates and members of the local Hip Hop community were able to use the space to demonstrate all aspects of Hip Hop culture. For the purposes of this article we have collated a small selection of short videos and images as examples. More footage and images from the exhibition can be viewed on our social media pages. Continue reading

Tinkers Bridge Paint Jam (Part one)

During September 2019 Arkade Graphics organised a collective of local graffiti artists to regenerate an aging mural that covered the double underpass running between the Milton Keynes estates of Tinkers Bridge and Simpson. On a historical level the event holds great significance as it marks the first, and only time to date that four of the cities pioneering first generation of graffiti artists (Urbanist, James Jessop, Chase One and Rolek One) have collaborated on a joint piece of artwork.

All the above artists established themselves as writers in the 1980s and completed the entire first section of the underpass together with organiser Arkade and some assistance from Mega. Photos of the artwork have recently featured in Hip Hop Culture exhibitions organised by Break to the beat at The Open University and MK Gallery. The below collection of images show the mural in completed sections by each of the artists.

“Urbanist” by Urbanist – Tinkers Bridge, Milton Keynes, 2019. Continue reading