Play with the city

THE HISTORY OF STREET ART

Street art legend Blek Le Rat tells the story of street art and talks about how New York graffiti inspired him. One of the first artists to have an impact on the European scene, he pioneered the stencil style (think Banksy) which has influenced many other artists. Joined by the street artist Rough, he’ll be providing an insight into the underground world of graffiti in the UK. This is one talk that you don’t want to miss.

Sponsored by Nissan QASHQAI, ‘The History of Street Art’ takes place at Tate Modern on Friday 1st August 2008 at 18.30–19.30.

NISSAN QASHQAI - BRINGING YOU CLOSER TO STREET ART

Tate Modern is proud to bring you six of the best documentaries on graffiti and street art produced over the last few years to accompany its Street Art exhibition.

Sponsored by Nissan QASHQAI, Tate Modern brings the art and artists to life with free screenings in the Tate Modern’s Starr Auditorium on August the 16th and 17th.

The rise of the art form has also seen an explosion in documentaries exploring this emerging movement. Tate Modern has selected a wide range of documentaries that showcase, explore and discuss the subject, countries and styles developing within the street art scene allowing us valuable insight and a complete picture of what is happening across the globe.

The screenings are divided over two days with day one featuring the ‘World wide’ programme - highlighting films that explore the new and old school artists and street art as a world culture. Day two features the ‘City style’ programme including films that look at specific city scenes, their history, development and style of street art and graffiti capitals including Amsterdam, Paris and Melbourne.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience some of the most inspiring Street Art documentaries this summer, free and only at Tate Modern.

NISSAN QASHQAI CHALLENGE ON FLICKR

May 24th may well have passed but we’re still receiving photographs of the Nissan QASHQAI Challenge final that took place outside Tate Modern, London. With photographs taken by professional photographers and spectators what better than uploading them to our Flickr group and having them displayed here. Check out other great activities including QASHQAI Car Games, Netvibes and Nissan QASHQAI Challenge.

STREET ART NOW - A WORLD VIEW

The second event of the Street Art Now talks focuses on ‘A World View’ of Street Art, guest speakers will give an insight into the subject and how they see the future of the genre evolving.

Sponsored by Nissan QASHQAI, ‘A World View’ takes place at Tate Modern on Friday 18 July 2008 at 18.30–19.30.

PUBLIC SPACE - WHO’S IT FOR?

Tate Modern has released further details about its Street Art Now events. The talks and viewings include discussions on who owns the public space where artists create their work, and additional talks focus on collecting street art and the ongoing debate between street art being nothing more than glorified vandalism or a legitimate cultural movement.

The first talk entitled ‘Public Space - Who’s it for?’ discusses the ownership of public space and what happens when artists take it into their own hands to develop it? Brad Downey and Mustafa Hulusi are two artists who have subverted the use of these spaces and explain why.

Sponsored by Nissan QASHQAI ‘Who’s it for?’ takes place at Tate Modern on Friday 11th July 2008 at 18.30-19.30. Simply a must-attend event for anyone interested in street art.

JUST HOW URBANPROOF IS THE NISSAN QASHQAI?

Take a motoring expert, an urban free runner and an architect - give them a Nissan QASHQAI and let them play with the city. Nissan and The Independent did just that and challenged the guys to test the QASHQAI’S 100% URBANPROOF pedigree. So, did it pass?

Find out their impressions here, plus discover more about free running and the Nissan QASHQAI.

NISSAN QASHQAI CHALLENGE - LONDON RESULTS MAY 24th

Event Report

The 2008 Nissan QASHQAI Challenge is in the books as producing one of the most exciting events to date. Plenty of surprises at the grand final ensured a shake up in the overall standings. The local boys stole the show in London, firing up the 50,000 spectators right in front of Tate Modern, one of the nation’s most popular art galleries. Colchester’s Sam Pilgrim took the win for the biggest result of his career, and Manchester’s Lance McDermott’s consistency scored him the overall title and the sport’s largest cash purse of €40,000!

Click here to see full details.

URBAN HEROES

Ever wondered what it takes to be a hero? Years of training, teamwork and an unlimited amount of trust towards each other, something that Urban Heroes free runners Ryan, Nathan and Danny know all about. Traveling and performing across the globe, these guys are at the top of their game, continuously pushing the boundaries with the most daring and spectacular moves, impressing spectators everywhere.

Watch below to see the heroes in action as they play with the city and the Nissan QASHQAI.

Specialising in providing raw urban talent, click here and check out the Urban Heroes management company.

100% URBAN GUIDE

Put everything at your finger tips to drive your urban living with QASHQAI’s 100% URBAN GUIDE.

With 100% URBAN GUIDE, all your digital social life fits onto one webpage. Simply sign-in and you can add, arrange and personalise your own content just how you want to see it. The Guide now covers five cities nationally, including London.

To personalise things even further, 100% URBAN GUIDE allows you to share your photos from Flickr and your videos from YouTube, making it the easiest and quickest way to know what’s happening, and where, in the UK’s busiest urban hotspots.

QASHQAI CAR GAMES

Meet the punks of urban motorsport… and experience the thrill of most extreme driving you’ll ever see.

QASHQAI Car Games is on the edge of legality (and sanity) - but don’t let that stop you from checking it out now.