An Isle of Wight graffiti artist is currently exhibiting work in the heart of London alongside two of the UK’s most influential street artists.
Visitors have just one week left to catch The Long Dark Tunnel, a rare and powerful exhibition featuring the work of 10 Foot (from the Isle of Wight), TOX and Fume (see video below).
Buzz builds around secretive show
The exhibition opened last month in London’s Piccadilly to widespread excitement from the street art community.
10 Foot kept the location under wraps until opening night, sharing only occasional clues through his Instagram account. Once revealed, the show drew large crowds eager to see a collaboration that has long lived in myth.
The centrepiece inside the space is a graffitied London Underground train, heavily tagged by the trio. The exhibition also features painted motorway signs, prints and a range of works that span decades of subversive creativity.
Decades of urban artwork on display
The elusive 10 Foot has built a reputation as one of the most prolific taggers in the country. His name appears across motorway bridges and railway infrastructure, making his work almost inescapable for UK drivers.
He describes graffiti as something that defies traditional categorisation. He told the PA news agency, that at the extreme end of graffiti, there’s a very small handful of super-gifted people who are beyond fascinating. He added that they have the state breathing down their neck, so use social media, but they don’t earn a penny from their art. He added that if you’re looking at it from a contemporary context, it makes no sense, but but “on a human level, it’s eternal and magical”.
A nod to the Underground
The show’s title, The Long Dark Tunnel, pays homage to London’s tube system, a consistent backdrop and canvas for many of the artists’ works.
10 Foot urged people to attend the show, describing it as emotional, messy and the result of decades of underground art.
He added,
“London is not dead, however hard the system tries to strangle it. I hope the vendors come up hard from this and I hope everyone goes to see the 10Foot Tox25 Fume show – it’s so far from a bunch of pictures in a white room.”
This video gives you a flavour or what to expect, it’s a lot more than a few tags.
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Where and when
The Long Dark Tunnel can be found at 33 Regent Street, Saint James, London SW1Y 4ND.
It runs until Sunday 13th April 2025. Open 1pm-7pm Wednesday to Sunday.
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