Invader: Where to Spot the 8-Bit Street Art in London

https://londonist.com/london/art-and-photography/invader-where-to-spot-the-8-bit-street-art-in-london

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zeristor•1w ago

Yikes, I can remember when turn of the century meant something different to what it does today.

akie•2h ago

My wife's student asked: "Is it ok if I quote a few papers from the end of the last century?"

Made me feel very old indeed!

tokai•2h ago

I always use 'last millennium'. Makes it feel even worse.

dvh•2h ago

It's called papyrus!

bell-cot•2h ago

Meh - I'd say the previous one was much more important. Napoleon upending Europe's political & social order, similar in China as the Qing put down the White Lotus Rebellion, Volta inventing the electric battery, ...

(;

AlecSchueler•2h ago

You mean the previous previous one?

bell-cot•18m ago

Yeah, I guess so. My memory just ain't so good as it was, back in the day...

andsoitis•1w ago

Invader homepage: https://www.space-invaders.com/home/

teroshan•4h ago

There is also an official app [1] that you can use to photograph and track the mosaics you encounter. It also confirms if the design is indeed done by Invader.

I'm not competing on the leaderboard, but it's still a fun incentive to go instreets I don't usually go through to see if there is a design I haven't encountered yet.

[1] https://www.space-invaders.com/flashinvaders/

michaelcampbell•4h ago

I was in Switzerland on holiday and noticed some of these. Pretty fun, non-destructive and interesting.

goshx•4h ago

I was in Marseille last week and saw a pixel art of a seagull carrying an invader and was wondering about the story behind it. I love it, thanks for sharing.

BLKNSLVR•3h ago

Invader features early in this extraordinary street art documentary by Banksy:

https://youtu.be/IqVXThss1z4

biztos•2h ago

There is/was a space invader about 50m from my door in Budapest when I lived there.

It was pretty subtle and I’m sure most people walking by it didn’t even notice. I really liked it, especially the fact that it was impossible to know whether it was a Genuine Space Invader or merely a space invader.

MontagFTB•2h ago

We saw these is Ravenna

nsavage•2h ago

I don't live in London, but was there a few weeks ago and walked right by one of the buildings featured and didn't notice. Goes to show that you should always be looking up.

turbonaut•2h ago

Tangentially, Fleet Street has some other space invaders in the form of a plaque.

https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/4-st-dunstan-s-cou...

danielvaughn•1h ago

Many years ago I had an idea for a mobile app that would effectively be an interactive tour for street art. Just a map with all known instances of public art, whether murals, quality graffiti, public sculptures, etc.

Still seems like a good idea tbh.

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