THE ART OF FLYING
Opening: 31 Oct 2025 11:00 - 19:00
31 Oct 2025 – 4 Nov 2025
FREE ENTRY
Address
1 Quaker Street Shoreditch
London
England
E1 6SZ
United Kingdom
An immersive event exploring the maverick and remarkable world of fly-posting.
About:
THE ART OF FLYING isn’t simply an exhibition. Born from an oral history project documenting the untold stories of commercial fly-posters active across the UK between 1973 and 1993 THE ART OF FLYING dives headfirst into the renegade spirit of an urban subculture that lived – and still lives – just outside the lines.
Spread across three spaces at 1 Quaker Street — The Sandbox The CarWash and The Platform — the exhibition blends archive sound moving image and live activity. Visitors can explore photographic histories of street fly-posting hear first-hand accounts from the people who worked “on the brush” and join free public screen-printing sessions with Jealous Gallery across the weekend of 1–2 November.
Highlights include documentary interviews and cinematic montages of fly-posting in film and TV talks by artists and activists on Sunday 2 November and an interactive poster site featuring Martin Rowson’s reworking of an Atelier Populaire design.
Six new THE ART OF FLYING booklets will be available sharing the first instalments from twelve vivid oral histories gathered for this ongoing project.
Visit TAOF website to find out more.
Free entry. Booking required for Lunchtime Talks on Sunday 2 November.
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-talks-screen-printing-workshop-tickets-1758554035459?aff=oddtdtcreator
WEEKDAY HOURS
Fri OCT 31 | 11:00 – 19:00 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Mon NOV 3 | 11:00 – 19:00 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tues NOV 4 | 11:00 – 19:00 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WEEKEND :
NOV 1 | 11:00 – 17:00 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC with free screen printing workshop
NOV 2 | 1:00 – 17:00 FREE TICKETED EVENT: TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1 Quaker St, 1 Quaker St, London E1 6SZ, United Kingdom, London
