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During the recent wave of invasions by the renowned French street artist Invader, London experienced a new surge of space invaders. We embarked on a quest to track down these new invasions cunningly camouflaged throughout the streets of London and reveal their locations in our latest blog.
This marked Invader’s 19th wave into the city, a journey that began in 1999 and continues through 2024. During this wave, he left behind 12 new pieces, LDN_151 to LDN_162, amassing a total of 4000 points over an impressive 25 years.
One of the standout installations was a mosaic of the iconic punk figure Dame Vivienne Westwood LDN_155, which graced 430 Kings Road. This particular location holds significance as it’s the site of Dame Vivienne Westwood’s World’s End shop in London. Read more in our dedicated blog here.
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Another striking piece on Kings Road depicted cyberpunk LDN_156, placed at a scene where Westwood would hang out, noted by old photographs, but unfortunately met a swift removal within 24 hours. Punk is officially dead!
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Also, on Kings Road, we were the absolute first to spot and capture LDN_154, a stunning glossy and matte black-and-white invader framed perfectly by the shop’s stone frontage. After a day of Invader hunting, it was such an exciting experience to be the first to spot a brand new beautiful invasion glistening in the late sun at us.
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This wave showcased a thematic exploration of camouflage. Invader’s camouflage series blended into the brown brick on Lexington Street, designated as LDN_159.
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Additionally, further down Lexington Street, we catch a drippy Invader mosaic LDN_162 ingeniously split by a window in Soho.
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The camouflage theme continued in Soho with London Bricks mosaics LDN_151 (red brick) on Bridle Lane and LDN_152 (dark brick) on Beak Street, which were very close to each other.
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In a creative twist, Invader artfully incorporated camouflage techniques into signage. One piece cleverly incorporated two invaders, LDN_157 and LDN_158, blended seamlessly into a yellow and black bridge height warning sign adjacent to Damion Hirst’s Gallery on Newport Street…you should definitely visit the Pharmacy Cafe when flashing these!
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Additionally, another piece, LDN_161, effortlessly blended into a cycle lane sign on Monmouth Street. This was especially challenging to spot because of the camouflage effect!
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LDN_160 kept everyone on the lookout. This challenging invasion close to Holborn Station was cunningly mimicked as a CCTV sign! We loved the personalisation of “NVDR,” and the attention to detail of the invaders in the background was spot on, complete with a black shadow around the sign! Invader nailed it!
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Invader showed his affinity for pizza through his LDN_153 piece, which features a large stack of pizza boxes displayed on the facade of a pizza restaurant called Icco on Goodge Street. As for which vegan pizza Invader ordered, I’m not certain whether he chose the Vegan Veggie, the Vegan Seitan, or both, as they both look pretty tasty!
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The Invaders’ ongoing invasions continue to deliver an exciting experience for all, particularly when using the Flash Invader app to earn points, providing a different thrill than the traditional use of printed Google maps! The frenzied pursuit of the gleaming new mosaics made for an incredibly enjoyable week. A massive thank you to Invader for his 19th wave in London!
Hunting for an Invader home invasion? Check out our Invader art pieces at the GraffitiStreet store here.
