Starting on July 23rd at London’s Gallery 27 is a solo exhibition and installation  by celebrated Brazilian street artist Tinho a.k.a Walter Nomura .
Tinho grew up in Sao Paolo, Brazil’s street art capital his early love for drawing was later influenced by skateboarding, punk and hip-hop, which then led him on  to the underground culture of graffiti. Brazil’s uniquely colourful and exciting approach to street art has, in a short time, propelled it to the very forefront of the global Graffiti movement. One of the pioneers of Brazilian street art, described by The Times as ‘the most significant in the global urban art movement’. His accomplished and emotive work has earned him a worldwide following. Tinho describes himself as an artist who ‘understands the soul of his age and tries to translate it into art’. Be warned however, the exhibition is only on until the 3rd of August, so you might want to put it at the top of your agenda.

Starting on the 10th of July and running for 10 weeks is a series of 10 art events held every Thursday evening at the Louise T Blouin Institute in London. Jonathan Barnett kicked the “Art after Dark 10 x 10” series off on the 10th with “It Happened Here” an exploration of the counterculture in the gallery’s neighbourhood, Ladbroke Grove. Conceived as individually created events, each night has a life of its own, one evening at a time. Each night is dedicated to a hand-picked curator, selected on the quality of their past work and the inspiration of their proposal. Art After Dark is a unique opportunity for the curators to bridge disciplines, Projects include sound, light and video installations and the performing arts. Events take place every Thursday between 6pm and 11pm until Thursday September 11th.

Moleskinecity has written numerous posts on him, he’s one of the art world’s most famous names, his graffiti work sells for thousands of pounds and even top Hollywood stars have originals, but his identity has never been revealed. Known only as Banksy  his true identity is known only to a few close friends, but in an article this morning in a popular British Newspaper it states that they have found out the name behind the artist.
The Mail on Sunday after an investigation suggest that the Street artist Banksy is in fact former Public School boy Robin Gunnigham.
Banksy artworks are often-satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His street art  combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencilling technique. In 2007 he set a record high when one of his work “Space Girl & Bird” sold for a nearly £300,000, in May 2007 he gained the award as art’s greatest living Briton.
Commenting however on the mail’s revelations Banksy’s publicist would neither confirm nor deny whether the artist was Robin Gunningham.

If you say the name “Hadrian” most British people will think of the Wall that stretches for 117 kilometres across the North of England, built by the Roman Emperor  to protect the English from the military raids of Pictish tribes (ancient inhabitants of Scotland)
What, however most people don’t know about Publius Aelius Hadrianus aka Hadrian, is that his legacy also includes The Pantheon in Rome, the Temple of Zeus and an aqueduct in Athens as well as his villa at Tivoli which can more accurately be described as a small town.
From the 24th of July at London’s The British Museum, you can see participate in an exhibition which gives an insight into the man who ruled over much of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia.
His passion for design, architecture and Greek culture can be clearly seen in the many objects that are on loan from 35 museums worldwide. Entitled  Hadrian Empire and Conflict  it runs until the 26th of October.

The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2008, England’s first project built by legendary architect Frank Gehry will be opened on July 20th. The spectacular structure comprising of large timber planks and  a complex network of overlapping glass create a dramatic, multi-dimensional space. Gehry and his team took inspiration for this year’s Pavilion from variety of sources including the elaborate wooden catapults designed by Leonardo da Vinci  as well as the striped walls of summer beach huts. Frank Gehry said: “The Pavilion is designed as a wooden timber structure that acts as an urban street running from the park to the existing Gallery. As the visitor walks through the Pavilion they have access to terraced seating on both sides of the urban street. In addition to the terraced seating there are five elevated seating pods, which are accessed around the perimeter of the Pavilion. These pods serve as visual markers enclosing the street and can be used as stages, private viewing platforms and dining areas.” The Pavilion is a fully accessible public space in the Royal Park of Kensington Gardens, attracting up to 250,000 visitors every Summer and is accompanied by an ambitious programme of public talks and events.