Buenos Aires' graffiti art is being showcased in London's Pure Evil Gallery through September 12.

“Buenos Aires has one of the most active and unusual street art scenes in the world. An economic crash in 2001 acted as a catalyst for a generation of young artists to start painting in the streets. Public acceptance of street art nurtured the scene, giving artists the freedom to experiment at a scale and level of complexity unseen in other cities.”

Pure Evil Gallery in London, which is currently hosting Buenos Aires Calling!, perfectly describes the unique confluence of events that has caused the city’s street art scene to flourish and evolve into one of the most interesting in the world.

Buenos Aires Calling!, which opened August 26 and will run through September 12, brings the work of some of Argentina’s best street artists, including Federico Minuchin & tester of rundontwalk, the FASE collective, Buenos Aires Stencil, Malatesta,STENCILLAND, Chu, Defi, Orilo, and Jaz to Europe for the first time.

The show is presented by graffitimundo, a Buenos Aires-based organization dedicated to promoting the city’s street art and graffiti artists. In addition to Buenos Aires Calling!, graffitimundo also offers graffiti tours through Buenos Aires that have been covered by ABC News, Buenos Aires Herald, and LaNacion.com. The tour introduces participants to “graffiti hotspots” and galleries around the city, and was included on The New York Times article “36 Hours in Buenos Aires.”

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