
Banksy at work in the Rivington Street tunnel
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Announcement for Banksy's ground-breaking first ever 'exhibition' in London.
This event took place on May 31st, 2000 in Shoreditch (East London) in the Rivington Street tunnel below the railway line.
The walls either side of what today is the entrance to the Cargo nightclub, quite a busy cut-through thoroughfare, were painted with Banksy's 'greatest hits' of the time.
Speaking to a reporter from the Independent newspaper at the time, he explained the idea came to him whilst arguing with a friend coming out of a pub one evening how easy it would be to stage a show in London without seeking anyone's permission in a public place.
Banksy went on to describe the circumstances around the event in his 2001 book 'Banging Your Head Against A Brick Wall':