Giulia BlocalCiao, I’m Giulia Blocal, your street art insider.
I write about street art, graffiti, and the stories they tell about cities. I founded BLocal in 2011, and since then my work has taken me from documenting walls and interviewing artists to writing books, collaborating with museums and festivals, and contributing to art and travel publications.
I believe urban art is part of the everyday fabric around us. Learning to read it makes you pay closer attention to what surrounds you.
BLocal is where I bring it all together, using research and first-hand experience to show you what’s worth seeking out and why it matters.
Discover it. Understand it. Look beyond the artwork.
Beyond the Walls
A monthly newsletter about street art, graffiti and the cities around them.
Art criticism, field research and first-hand stories from the street, looking at the artwork itself and at what it reveals about public space and contemporary urban life.
What you’ll find inside
Who gets to be visible in public space, and why does graffiti refuse to ask permission?
Can street art change how you experience a city when you travel?
Why did Blu erase his own murals in protest against gentrification?
What happens when street art becomes part of redevelopment and city branding?
What can you learn about a city by listening to its street artists?
STREET ART
Stories the streets leave untold.
BOOKS
A deeply researched and beautifully photographed series of independent street art books, combining my observations with interviews in which local artists share their work, stories and favourite places.
As Seen on the Streets of…
COMING NEXT: Berlin, Mexico City, Madrid.
Travel with me
Exploring a city together is like stepping inside BLocal
