East End exhibitions – five of the best for March 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
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Banksy: The Room in the Elephant – review
Arcola theatre hosts play about a homeless man who is evicted from his temporary shelter after a Banksy daub makes it a work of art
World famous street artists take part in Stoke Newington exhibition
Works by Banksy and RUN feature in Wall to Wall exhibition that aims to show the diversity of street art
Street art tours reveal hidden treasure
For those who don’t know their Stik from their Roa, a guided tour around London’s East End is the way to uncover works by artists on the verge of mainstream recognition
Hackney Council cleans up ahead of the Olympics
The Town Hall’s tidy record gets national recognition ahead of the London 2012 Games – but not without local criticism
Interview: Iain Sinclair and Oona Grimes
A local author and artist talk about their latest creative collaboration, Postcards form the 7th Floor
Banksy artworks saved
Planning officer recommends graffiti be kept in borough, despite Council’s refusal to recognise it as art
Banksy art to be saved but Foundry’s future uncertain
Popular Shoreditch pub and art gallery still seeking new home
Hackney Council contractors paint over Banksy artwork
Half of historic graffiti piece blacked out