The art of 798 is not limited to the gallery walls. The outsides of nearly every building are adorned with graffiti, ranging from the cartoonish and doodley to the subversive and stencily. Graffiti is pretty rare in Beijing, so the high concentration of “urban street art” in 798 was extremely noticeable. I’m still looking for a Beijing Banksy, but I dig the vibe of some of the simpler pieces, especially the little dragon.
