Secret Wars - Lisbon

Secret Wars is a project that was born in London, it’s popularity spreading almost instantly throughout the U.K, making it’s way through Europe and the US and now it is ready to infect the rest of the world! Lisbon was the last european city to host one of these unique events on th elast 10 July.

The concept is simple; a battle between street artists where everyone has access to the same weaponry. In Lisbon, we saw three London artists facing off against three Lisbon counterparts. The following rules apply to all Secret Wars:

90 Minutes, Black marker pens on white canvas, no sketches, no brushes

The winners are decided using a three point system: A vote by 2 guest judges and a crowd vote using a decibel reader.

Between the 7th and the 10th of July, besides the battle between London and Lisbon, the portuguese capital hosted the first residency solely dedicated to graffiti in the country’s history. For one week, three taggers from London and three from Lisbon, prepared an exhibition that opened on the day of the Secret Wars battle. The goal of this residency was for the artists to create free of any constraints and to promote collaboration, which can only enrich the work of the participants as they interact with each other exchanging the quirks and experiences of their individual cultural experiences.

Lisbon was represented by Hium, Klit and Mar. The London crew was headed up by Jimi Crayon, Alfa and Teck1.

Here are some photos from the show:

















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