Tube Map - TOX23
Designed by TOX (Daniel Halpin b.1985). Printed and published by TOX and Actually. Measures 30cm x 15cm (open). As new.
TOX is the moniker for prolific British graffiti writer Daniel Halpin. He has found fame for adding his tag, simply the word TOX followed by a number indicating the year, in almost every wall, corner, bridge and tunnel of the London Underground network.
In 2023, Halpin was invited to produce a piece for the Saatchi Gallery - an street art exhibition called ‘Beyond The Streets’. It was for this exhibition that Halpin produced a spray painted tribute to the London Underground map, capturing the essence of Harry Beck’s 1930s design while emphasising the writer’s controversial connection to London. Following this exhibition, Actually produced these spoof Underground maps that were distributed across London Underground stations.
Halpin hit the headlines in 2011 when he was convicted of a string of spray paint attacks across England between 2007 and 2010. His TOX 'tag' covered trains, buses, bridges, walls and even a funeral home. At his trial, the prosecution mocked him for being 'no Banksy' because he lacked the necessary artistic skills. In a deliberate reference to his plight, Banksy created a London as work depicting a young boy creating bubbles in TOX's name on a wall. The piece, that was situated on the corner of Jeffrey’s Street and Kentish Town Road, Camden, was within walking distance of where self-styled 'King of the Taggers' Halpin lived. Some believe the hitherto unmasked Bristol-based Banksy, who has never been convicted for his 'art', was making light of the 'amateur' efforts of the convicted criminal. Others think the piece was a tribute to the TOX tagger, who at the time was detained in prison.
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Tube Map - TOX23
Designed by TOX (Daniel Halpin b.1985). Printed and published by TOX and Actually. Measures 30cm x 15cm (open). As new.
TOX is the moniker for prolific British graffiti writer Daniel Halpin. He has found fame for adding his tag, simply the word TOX followed by a number indicating the year, in almost every wall, corner, bridge and tunnel of the London Underground network.
In 2023, Halpin was invited to produce a piece for the Saatchi Gallery - an street art exhibition called ‘Beyond The Streets’. It was for this exhibition that Halpin produced a spray painted tribute to the London Underground map, capturing the essence of Harry Beck’s 1930s design while emphasising the writer’s controversial connection to London. Following this exhibition, Actually produced these spoof Underground maps that were distributed across London Underground stations.
Halpin hit the headlines in 2011 when he was convicted of a string of spray paint attacks across England between 2007 and 2010. His TOX 'tag' covered trains, buses, bridges, walls and even a funeral home. At his trial, the prosecution mocked him for being 'no Banksy' because he lacked the necessary artistic skills. In a deliberate reference to his plight, Banksy created a London as work depicting a young boy creating bubbles in TOX's name on a wall. The piece, that was situated on the corner of Jeffrey’s Street and Kentish Town Road, Camden, was within walking distance of where self-styled 'King of the Taggers' Halpin lived. Some believe the hitherto unmasked Bristol-based Banksy, who has never been convicted for his 'art', was making light of the 'amateur' efforts of the convicted criminal. Others think the piece was a tribute to the TOX tagger, who at the time was detained in prison.
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